"Anger is......." by Marika Hawkins

From May 23-June 2 Poet's Watch is featuring student poets from my creative writing class.

Today's featured student poet is Marika Hawkins. Her free verse, "Anger is......" has been through the editing process a couple times. The original version included really interesting description, but when she thought about density of words, she realized she could take a lot out. It's often difficult for writers to part ways with lines they like, so I was most impressed by the ease with which she did that.

Anger is…….
by Marika Hawkins

The click of your tongue, 
The heat rising within you,
The curling of your fingers,
As they press together,
And the harsh words that are thrown at one another,
Infuriating rage explosion…...

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