Rage

 

 Where did the rage go?

The beatings

that made you

furious.
But you had to suppress

the anger

in order to avoid

further beatings.

Where did it go,

the anger, the outrage, the rage

about how you were being treated?
The anger and rage

that you could not express at the time.

Do they
very slowly,
but very surely,
poison your life,
your relationships,

your health?

 

Where has the rage gone?
Where is it stored?
How to access it?

How to release it?
To make it a life supporting
source of energy,

that will be helpful,

and not undermine your life.

 

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 Death

The final frontier.
I sometimes have this image,
that

when we die,

on the other side

there will be all our Loved Ones
cheering us on,
and asking us where we have been so long.
Welcoming us
to a peaceful paradise.

Is this wishful thinking on my part
or is there
some wisdom in it?
Some knowledge from the other side
received and gratefully acknowledged.
Comforting and taking away the fear
of what we may encounter.
A very necessary balance to religious visions
of eternal suffering.
That can now
be replaced
with something far more kindly,
and something that is maybe,
just maybe,
very much closer to the truth?