My rage is building

Like a thunderstorm

All I can do is warn

And yet the sicker I get

The bigger my flame gets.

The tornado of flames inside me

Barely fed

A lifetime starved…

A light never allowed to live

Ready to explode

I keep trying to turn it in

But the bigger it gets

The more I want the world to feel

That never left my scorned breast

All the misheard broken bones

Blood coughed

Performance demanded and granted

And it still wasn’t enough

My words dusted off

And yet

I stand

Burning

Willingly.

By the goddess

Those in the way

Pray.