I open up the email and I feel a tightness in my throat and chest. I want the email to disappear. My skin starts to crawl. I’m pissed.
Tag: anger
Can Christmas Day be perfect when you’re quarantined sick in bed?
The view from my bedroom at the Ashram.
Two years ago at Yasodhara Ashram in the Kootenay Mountains of Western Canada I had the perfect Christmas. A walk alone on the beach followed by a beautiful brunch with my good friends, a gift exchange, helping cook Christmas dinner and then after dinner time alone reading books. It was the perfect balance of time alone, time in nature and time with people I loved.
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tight jaw
I can feel
stress
entering my body
jaw tight
I am angry at the world
I bite my tongue.
I speak out.
my jaw loosens.
being a creature of this earth
breathe
feel your body
back against the chair
feet on the floor
breathe
anger
courses through my veins
sadness
overcomes my body
breathe.
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Anger 2
You give me that look
And it’s over
I want to fight you
Bite your head off
Throw you to the ground
Kick and claw and wrestle
Verbally
Kick and claw and wrestle
Physically
Kick and claw
Throw you to the ground.
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Anger
The girl across
Gesturing wildly
“And I don’t even care!”
She beats her hand rhythmically
And I am distracted
Headphones in
And I don’t even care.
Emotions
Wanting to be let out
But we just don’t even care
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