M.E.M.

Animal Inside

Something comes bubbling up inside me,

A gnawing feeling

at the core of my being

that will not be ignored.

 

And I don’t know what it is, not yet.

Nevertheless, it pushes to be heard,

To be felt.

 

It comes bursting

out of my mouth—

a blood-curdling scream

raking the air with its rawness. 

 

Fueled by anger and sorrow,

I feel it might never stop.

It empties out of me

Leaving me lighter than before.