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    The poem describes the speaker's inner turmoil and anger that feels like flames smoldering inside, waiting to ignite into a destructive fire of fury through spoken words. Though the speaker tries to contain these feelings, the anger and need to lash out grows over time from sadness, hate, and loneliness. In the end, the speaker realizes they won't stop the fiery words from escaping and instead finds relief and warmth in letting the verbal flames burn freely.

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    The poem describes the speaker's inner turmoil and anger that feels like flames smoldering inside, waiting to ignite into a destructive fire of fury through spoken words. Though the speaker tries to contain these feelings, the anger and need to lash out grows over time from sadness, hate, and loneliness. In the end, the speaker realizes they won't stop the fiery words from escaping and instead finds relief and warmth in letting the verbal flames burn freely.

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    The poem describes the speaker's inner turmoil and anger that feels like flames smoldering inside, waiting to ignite into a destructive fire of fury through spoken words. Though the speaker tries to contain these feelings, the anger and need to lash out grows over time from sadness, hate, and loneliness. In the end, the speaker realizes they won't stop the fiery words from escaping and instead finds relief and warmth in letting the verbal flames burn freely.

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    Flames

    by Emily Lyssy

    Sometimes I feel it inside me


    Waiting there-- smoldering
    Ready for me to bring a flame to my anger
    And watch my fury take hold
    Spreading quickly and destroying everything in its path until there is nothing left

    The sadness
    The hate
    The loneliness within
    You did this.
    And I am left with heated words.

    How much more can I bear until it bores a hole through me


    And I’m left with a charred scarlet mark upon my chest
    Showing what is truly within.
    Watching my words escape-
    Uncontrolled and unforgivable.

    I can contain it. Keep the words in place.


    But its growing
    And I want it to stop
    To calm my mind
    To quench this need for serenity.
    If only I could stop it.
    I think I can change.
    Extinguish the thoughts that flicker in my mind

    But then I remember…


    I’ve been quite for too long
    And it feels good to start fires
    Strike the match and watch the flames ignite
    Let the heat warm my face
    And let it burn.
    And I realize,
    I won’t stop the words at all.

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