When Fires Burn

I grind my teeth
and squint my eyes
and try to keep my rage inside
the trigger pulled
and I am off
across my face
the tell tale scoff

I clinch my fists
and lock my jaw
wondering if this
is the final straw
pushed again
and I must restrain
the little things
that make me insane
I chew my lip
and bite my tongue
the boiling over has begun
now I know I
must contain
the fire inside
and building rage

through my eyes
it all turns to red
as anger rips through my head
and in my chest the fires burn
my mood has taken an ugly turn

I try to fight
and push away
the burning fires
the building rage
I close my eyes
and search for calm
and dig my nails into my palm

the tension builds
the rage runs wild
like a fit
from a screaming a child
I cannot let this "child" run free
I must regain control of me

I try to walk away from myself
convert my attention
to something else
but the diversion I try to set
makes the problem become worse yet

so I carry
throughout the day
the burning fires
and building rage
and even deep into the night
I feel the rage
growing inside

so here I am to face again
the problem I tried
to bury within
if nothing else
a lessoned learned
that I cant ignore
when fires burn