This Anger Needs to Go
The anger that resides in me,
is something I just can’t set free.
To harness it, must be my plan.
Don’t want to be this angry man.
Something good must come from it.
Since I can’t make this anger quit.
I need new ways to take it out.
Productive things. A brighter route.
Like working out or writing verse.
To make the better of my worse.
I need to be pre-occupied.
To try things out I’ve never tried.
Instead of dwelling on my pain,
and building on my angry strain.
I have to change my thoughts to cope,
from those of failure into hope.
From being mad to thoughts of joy.
Stay focused on my girl and boy.
To be the dad that they deserve.
Rate higher on the happy curve.
From this day on I’ll count to ten,
before my anger strikes again.
Condition me to end the stress,
of being such an angry mess.