i grind my teeth and squint my eyes
and try to keep my rage inside
the trigger pulled and i am off
accross my face the tell tail scoff

i clinch my fists and lock my jaw
wonder if this is the final straw
pushed again and i must restrain
the little things that make me insane

i chew my lip and bite my tongue
the boiling over has begun
now i know i must contain
the fire inside and building rage

through my eyes it all turns to red
as anger rips through my head
and in my chest the fires burn
my mood has taken an ugly turn

i try to fight and push away
the burning fires and building rage
i close my eyes and search for calm
and dig my nails into my palm

the tension builds the rage runs wild
like a fit from a screaming a child
i cannot let this "child" run free
i must regain control of me

i try to walk away from myself
convert my attention to something else
but the diversion i try to set
makes the problem become worse yet

so i carry throughout the day
the burning fires and building rage
and even deep into the night
i feel the rage growing inside

so here i am to face again
the problem i tried to bury within
if nothing else a lessoned learned
that i cant ignore when the fires burn