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Written in anger and confusion

Should the feelings of guilt

outweigh those of resentment?

Is the fear of loneliness

worth more than fear of rage?

Is it wrong to long for simplicity

and abandon the search for contentment?

Is it right to write words of anger

on a blank, unforgiving page?

 

Is it wise to seek solace in poetry

when every act of writing

is seen as an act of selfishness

that can ne...

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anger   family   fear   resentment

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