11 Brutally Honest Poems About Anger
Anger is an emotion that may or may not feel safe for you to express. Often, anger is named and shamed as something outrageous, only to be used by the wildest, boldest of characters. The truth is, anger is the part of you that loves you the most; she is a form of rage that wants to be unleashed from her cage.
Anger is not a form of attack; it is an expression of love.
Here is a collection of poetry about anger to shift your perspective on this emotion and give you the courage to share your voice (loudly).
Poetry About Anger
1. Forbidden - Jadine Lydia
i always thought
that anger
was a forbidden emotion;
something to be locked up and kept
quietly in a closet,
a secret worth keeping for peace.
now i know anger to be
a beautiful yet brutal reminder
that life isn’t always bliss;
your rage isn’t meant to be
kept in a closet,
it’s meant to be unleashed.
original poem by – Jadine Lydia
2. Handcuffs - Jadine Lydia
anger is often seen as an attack
when in reality it is almost always
a result of underlying pain;
so perhaps we should stop
handcuffing the suffering
and instead ask
‘mate, are you okay?’
original poem by – Jadine Lydia
3. I Want You To Know Where My Anger Comes From - David Gate
extract from – A Rebellion of Care
4. Disease - Jadine Lydia
these words are my own
the ones left unsaid
and unspoken
lingering in the air;
the bubonic plague
ready to burst and boil
into the dis-ease
of anger and denial.
the words i wish
i had always said
but didn’t
because i was worried
that i would poison the air
with my filthy tongue,
little did i know
the plague had already won.
extract from – ‘Simple Truths’
5. The Angry Imposter - Donna Ashworth
6. For When You Need Validation For Your Anger – Nikita Gill
7. Enigma – Jadine Lydia
it is so enticing
when you speak to me
in that enigmatic way;
and for just one moment
i am spellbound
by the stories you spout
from your frantic mouth
as if you could not stuff
enough
into one sentence
one word
one syllable –
as if time would run out
if you stopped talking
and started listening.
and so i listened,
spellbound
until i saw behind
the spouting of your words;
until i saw what i once thought
was enigmatic
and now realise
is chaotically frantic
as you try to hide yourself
behind stories that you think
will impress
but in fact, only suppress
any reason to like you.
extract from – ‘Simple Truths’
8. EMPATHY AND ANGER – Iris Rose
extract from – Fragile Feelings
9. ANGER IN HER HEART – ODE TO THUNDERSTORMS
10. My Anger took the best of me - Shweta Yadav
11. Roar – Jadine Lydia
you shattered me
into a thousand tiny pieces
of my untamed self,
and for once,
i roared.
extract from – ‘Simple Truths’
A Paradoxical poetry collection about the full spectrum of human emotions
If you’ve felt the fire of anger rise in you, and wondered what happens next, then let these words meet you where you are. Simple Truths is a collection of the raw edges of being: the places of rage, the echoes of conflict, the paradox of wanting transformation while still holding the storm inside.
Give yourself permission to turn the page. Step into a space where intensity becomes insight, where the ache of anger opens into the possibility of light.
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