Member Poem

I cry because I cannot be angry

I cry because I cannot be angry
If I am angry, it is as if I overreact
I try to conceal my anger,
But.
The anger comes in the form of tears.

The tears make me look vulnerable,
But these tears hold so much rage.
The rage burns my skin,
And There is nothing that can extinguish it.

I want to turn this rage into words.
I want to run this rage into actions.
But if I do I am evil,
I am scornful,
I am heartless,

So I cry because I cannot be angry.

But these tears have so much power,
These tears hold so much meaning.
But the form that it is in,
Makes it look trivial and meaningless.

So why should I cry?
Because I cannot be angry.

But if I am angry I am aggressive,
If I am angry I am unladylike,
If I am angry I am sensitive,
But when I cry,

When I cry I am vulnerable,
When I cry I am weak,
When I cry I am unreasonable,
When I cry.
I cry.

So I cry because I cannot be angry
What is the point of crying?
If the tears have no meaning.

I want to turn these tears into shards of glass
That reflect the anger burning in my heart.
Not just drops of acid that burn my skin
I want the acid to burn another persons skin too.

I want my anger to be felt through my tears.
Because I cry because I cannot be angry .