The Weight Of Anger

Anger is heavy 

A stagnant receipt 

Carved in cold stone 

From some past transaction 

Where expectations

Weren’t met  

Or communication 

Broke down

That menacing weight 

Pulls us down 

As we drag it around 

Hoping that one day 

We’ll trade it in 

At some unscheduled deal 

Where we’ll unload this chip 

And our needs will be met 

Or someone 

Will have to pay  

And so we trudge on 

Carrying it stubbornly 

Lugging it laboriously 

Struggling to move forward 

As the weight grinds us down 

Until we realize 

Finally 

That the best deal of all 

Is to let go 

Just let it go 

Just put the damned thing down 

And move on 

Let go of the past 

Whatever the matter 

Let go of the infuriating 

Inner chatter 

Let go 

Set it down 

And don’t pick it up again 

Forgive and forget 

And the weight of the rage 

Will be gone

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