Hate festers and boils to the surface
erupting in pustules of angry words
shouted out of gritted teeth
overreacting to the slightest annoyance

Lashing out at people who cannot help
driving a wedge in relationships
a psychological mind full of issues
metaphysical pain, manifesting

My tongue a cat of nine tails
leaving scars on the psyche
of friends, family, children
and even more so on my own soul

Out of control
uncomfortable in my own skin
my thoughts wearing thin
deep dead set eyes

Dark circles underneath
a cold black spot where
my heart used to reside
rotted away over years

Alone, through my own making
a hermit, tucked away
out of sight, ignored
to wallow in my own pain