No Reason, No Rhyme…Blind Rage
What rage sits within a mind,
unknown and ill-prepared when red rises,
and can an emotional mind
calm an enraged passion in expression,
when all reason leaves the building,
and regret but a shadow of light
not yet reached.
How easily actions turn to harm,
when red tinges even the most calm resolves,
to enact the vile outpourings of futile violence,
in a moment of insentient wrath,
evil the depths of times passed,
when survival drove murder and mayhem
to task.
Some have a switch, a last resort reason,
that placates violence to a knowing yield,
others, in blind and vengeful passion seek no aftermath,
just the silence of what drives their anger,
the end to a sufferance no longer taken,
and in rage blows of retaliation,
indignation’s stance.
And then in the wake of hostility,
a body stilled, beaten and bloodied,
does reason return, in shock of truth,
and in regret does a mind know its crime,
what ensued,
in the red hues of furious action,
the path of disaster, a remedy unsanctioned.
Sorrow melds with shock,
as a mind returns to rock the soul,
the realisation of hot and violent choice,
a transformation for lives,
endings just beginnings for one,
as reality paints a stark truth,
too late in time, no reason no rhyme.
Tony DeLorger © 2016
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Unchecked anger can lead to so much damage and sorrow. Very well penned verse on hostility and rage, Tony.
Much appreciated Phyllis, yes so many people get caught up in emotions and have life-time consequences to deal with. Have a great day and wishing you a wonderful 2017, may all your dreams come true and love always. Tony.