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Toxic Trait

Laerilee © 2025

By LaerileePublished 9 months ago 1 min read
Rage by Tanya Bilous (2022)

Rage, so abundant, so formidable, so relentless

Uncaring, indiscriminate

Quick to trigger, gathering speed

Seeking a target, finding an enemy

Spewing forth wave after wave

of unfiltered fury

Feeling strengthened, emboldened

as the fire within me ingests

every discrimination and every disrespect

every lie and every truth

every apathy and every contempt

every act of condescension

every act of abandonment

Remembering every memory and perception

of these acts being thrust upon me

Lashing out at those closest to me

The easiest of targets

and most vulnerable to my venom

Wrath comes boiling to the surface

like lava ejaculating from a volcano

Scorched earth and collateral damage

A barren landscape left in its wake

Mental Healthperformance poetryProseStream of Consciousness

About the Creator

Laerilee

I began writing when I was young, but I had a million excuses why I never shared my creations with anyone. 30 years later I woke up with Soulmate in my mind, sharing its' first breaths with me...

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