Raw Emotion

This poem is written in the Sestina form. Raw Emotion Under the cloak of anger, In a world full of despair, Surrounded by misery and pain, Engulfed in darkness, Loss of hope, No control. To keep oneself under control, Fight through the darkness, confront your anger, Don’t give in to despair, search for hope, The search can be painful and full of despair, Lead me out of this angry darkness, Help me control the pain. I can’t deal with this pain, I am lost in the darkness, out of control, Totally lost, totally dark, Searching, hoping, use that anger!, Break through the darkness, conquer despair, It is within your control, give in to hope. Despair is neutralized within the realm of hope, You cannot control the pain, Anger is the offspring of despair, Which cannot be defeated, only controlled, This desperate child named anger, Sits silently cold, in the darkness. God, relieve me of this anger, take this darkness, End this pain, restore my hope, Give me the control to master this anger, So I can leave the darkness and end the pain, I am asking for less anger and more control, Grant my prayer, O’ Lord, end my despair. Totally lost and completely desperate, Angry and confused within the dark, Hopelessly lost, losing control, Searching for answers, needing hope, To lift this darkness and end the pain, I don’t want to be controlled by this anger. Never get so desperate as to lose control, Even if it’s painful and dark, Rely on hope to deal with that anger. Original poem written by S.Ronthorpe © 2011