Rage

Does madness control you, dear reader? That is our prompt today. As an added challenge, we were are to use 'rain', 'rein' and 'reign' in the poem. This challenge came about from a spelling mistake. Challenge accepted. 

Today's piece is still dark. It seems to be where my best work comes from. This is far from my best, but it is what I wrote. Please enjoy.

Rod E. Kok
October 17, 2018

Rage inside

is born

from a madness

which reigns

far beneath

what anyone sees.

I try to rein in the urge

to lash out,

but I fail.

Acerbic words

rain down on anyone

within hearing.

Only after

the beast is caged

does remorse set in.

With a vow to never

give in again,

I wait for the next

appearance.