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The Fury Within
by: Robyn

From a well deep within me
the pressure comes...
this boiling,
explosive hate,
raging from the inside
frantically spilling over
into my life-
disturbing the calm
that has masked
such pain,
shattering the smile
that has hidden
such anguish.

Like lava from a dormant volcano
it rises,
surging to the surface
with unrestrained fury-
destroying the false,
pristine peace...
enveloping all things
pure and innocent...
killing all things
beautiful
with its overwhelming,
destructive
intensity---
   The fury within is
      unleashed.

©2000 Robyn. Reprinted with Permission.

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