Fire in My Fingers

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Personal (Hope)

I don't know how people
keep things bottled up inside.

 

My ability to vent
on the worldwide stage
helps keep my sanity intact.

 

I could never be
a slow steamer,
letting stress
bubble under the surface.

 

My apologies to my readers
who feel the heat
when my fingers are on fire.

 

Sometimes I can't quelch
the words because
they burn inside me.

 

The only way to let them out
is to scorch the page.

 

Then when the embers rise,
I can cool down.

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