Rage Poem by jacob mathews

Softly burning embers in my chest,
I know not who put it there,
when the wind shifts, the embers flare,
Then my fist slowly clench and my teeth are bared

Reason and kindness rush for cover,
Love and charity cease to exist,
Like a rabid dog freed from bondage
Drooling, growling rushes forth my rage

But there is a moment of clarity,
Before I am consumed by insanity,
Only a moment to stop the deluge,
That ruined and fouled my youth

As the years pass by my resolve falter,
My restraint slowly rots and withers,
A mind wearied by trials and plight,
Slowly feed my desire to fight.

A fight with no cause or reason,
For no purpose or with any person,
A blinding lust to draw blood or tear,
Only to be consumed by guilt later.

Tales of woe and pain fill my past
Of a lost love that still burns my heart,
Friends of past whispers In dread,
Beware of him when hes seeing red

So here I am admist the ruin
Of a life that was once genuine
But then the wind shifts, the embers flare
And my fist slowly clench and my teeth are bared