~ Anger's Friend
Is there a human, young or old,
Who has never felt frustration’s hold?
Ah yes, my child, you’ve felt it too,
For so had I, as young as you.
For as we walk and learn and strive,
Anger is part of being alive.
And someone will tell you the way they told me
That anger is sin, but don’t you believe.
Have you seen a robin chasing a crow?
Were you not angry, for did you not know,
That the crow stole her egg right out of her nest?
You shared her anger and that was the best
That you could do for that poor mother bird.
The world’s full of injustice, I know you have heard.
Ah, now remember the day we had planned
A trip to the beach to play in the sand,
But you woke in the morning to the sound of the rain
Out on the roof-top and on each window pane.
How angry you were to think that it could
Rain on the beach as well as the woods.
Now, as you grow older, soon you will find
That you can feel anger of an other kind.
You’ll be angry at those who find fault with you
When you think that you’ve done the best you can do.
You’ll be angry at me when I’m angry at you,
Or when I make you do what you don’t want to do,
When I have to teach you and don’t know what to do
To help you to see it’s important to you.
So I’m angry at you and I’m angry at me,
For all I can do is stand there helplessly.
Or maybe I’ll yell, I might even scream,
For that moment my hope is as lost as it seems.
Then, you may acquiesce because that is your love
Till someday you’ll know what I’m speaking of.
And because you know that anger’s not sin
We’ll be able to make up again and again.
So never fear the feelings we have
Or deny that you feel what all of us have.
Make friends with anger and, like you and I,
You’ll be able to reason and understand why.
Say, “Anger, my friend, come rushing in.
Tell me your tale that we may begin
To discuss and subdue it into a sigh.”
For anger is fleeting when recognized.
Adeline, this is a beautifully written poem great structure and I will be angry if you don't hurry and write more. very, very very good.
You're starting to make me angry now Miss Adeline - is every poem a masterpiece? This one surely is! Write On.
You know how to build a structure of poem.You are instructor of poetry but there is no instruction in your own poetry... well done.....I m new reader of your poems.
This is a well written peice I must admit. It is benign anger for those who simply feel it and process it appropriately. For others anger is malignant and infectious leading to resentment and bitterness whether sin or not. I aspire to make peace and shun the torment that my anger feeds on causing me much anguish.
Great food for thought your take on anger. Nicely penned... you have a true gift for rhyme. Shirley
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
This poem is quite a lesson in anger management.