Anger Poem by Rose Marie Juan-austin

Anger

Rating: ★5.0


My blood surges
To its boiling point
I am about to snap
And the meanest animal
Is about to be released.

The animal's wrath will unfurl
It will hurt
And destroy life
Including mine
But I took a long deep breath.

I shouted at the top of my voice
In the dense forest
My screams were answered
By the birds
With their sweetest songs.

I yelled on the tunnel
The things that came out
Of my mouth were pieces of trash
The words that I swore
It came back to me
I am ashamed of myself.


Copyright 2018, Rose Marie Juan-Austin, All Rights Reserved

Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: anger,animal
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Indira Renganathan 07 March 2018

Anger is an animal...very true...you have very well described its animal instinct and its consequences....a well crafted poem that deserves a big 10 and more....thank you Rose

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Absolutely true, Indira. Thank you for your great comment.

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Dr Dillip K Swain 16 February 2018

In the first stanza you have expressed the vibrating effect anger developing a kind of animal instinct in a person. In the second stanza you have noted the dire consequences of it ……then you think of meditating. In the next stanza, your screams are answered by birds…… And finally, a great realization! What a beautiful poem Rose! Loved reading it............10

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 19 February 2018

Your beautiful insights are just wonderful, Dr. Dillip. Thank you.

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Edward Kofi Louis 07 February 2018

Tense! ! Sense! In the dense forest. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Soran M. H 03 October 2026

The beauty of the text lies in the fact that it does not convey its message directly; instead, it employs metaphors drawn from the natural world.

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Soran M. H 03 October 2026

Nature—with its inanimate objects, birds, and cosmic laws—teaches us a beautiful paradox and an even more beautiful lesson: to realign ourselves whenever we stray from our innate human nature.

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Soran M. H 03 October 2026

I shouted at the top of my voice In the dense forest My screams were answered By the birds With their sweetest songs.

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Rob Lamberton 17 August 2025

What comes out of our mouth can hurt and destroy or sweeten like the song of birds!

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Nabakishore Dash 10 April 2022

Exact depiction of anger in a body.But harms self certainly, whether it affects the person on the otherside is uncertain.Worth visiting many times this poem because it embodies a powerful insight

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Rose Marie Juan-austin

Rose Marie Juan-austin

Laoag City, Philippines
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