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The Anger

His Rage and Hers

By Javier Published about a year ago • 1 min read

a man's rage

is a clenched fist,

an empty bottle thrown against the wall,

another sleepless night

where he screams at the ceiling

like the ceiling could answer back.

a man's rage is simple:

it roars, it hits, it sinks.

then it says sorry.

or not.

sometimes not even that.

a woman's rage

is different.

more elegant,

more cruel.

it's a cold word

at the perfect time,

a look that cuts

like a blade without lifting a hand.

he breaks chairs.

she breaks you from the inside.

he spills over.

she calculates.

they both burn,

but one burns out

and the other burns in.

and in the middle of it all

are the ruins:

slammed doors,

children afraid,

silences that hurt more than screams,

scars that don’t bleed

but never leave.

rage has no gender,

but it has form.

and we all carry a beast

waiting in the corner of the soul.

the difference is how we let it loose.

sad poetry

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Javier

My name is Javier, and I find inspiration in every story people share with me. From their words, poems and tales are born, written with passion,

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    Written by Javier