Quiet Rage

I don’t explode.

I corrode.

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I don’t yell, I just clench my jaw,

Smile through pressure like I’m built for war,

Every insult sits under my skin,

I collect every moment like a loaded sin.

They think I’m calm, think I’m chill,

Don’t see the storm buried under still,

I don’t fight back, I memorize,

Every slight stored behind these eyes.

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I don’t slam doors, I lock them silently,

I don’t break people, I erase them mentally,

You think I forgot—nah, I archived the pain,

And it plays on repeat in a loop in my brain.

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THIS IS QUIET RAGE—SILENT BUT LOUD,

A THUNDER IN MY CHEST THAT I NEVER LET OUT,

TEETH GRINDING, BLOOD BOILING UNDERNEATH,

I DON’T SCREAM—I JUST LET IT EAT!

YEAH, THIS IS QUIET RAGE—COLD LIKE A KNIFE,

I’M SMILING THROUGH FIRE WHILE IT BURNS MY LIFE,

YOU THINK I’M FINE, BUT YOU DON’T SEE THE CAGE,

I’M LOCKED INSIDE MY HEAD WITH THIS QUIET RAGE!

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I swallow disrespect like it’s medicine,

They think I’m weak ‘cause I never let it in,

But every word turns to iron in my veins,

Every laugh at me carves deeper in my brain.

I don’t lash out, I shut down,

Build a throne from every time I was pushed around,

You think silence means I’m okay,

Nah, it just means I learned how to bury the pain.

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I don’t throw punches, I throw away trust,

I don’t blow up, I implode in disgust,

I don’t forget, I just file away,

And replay every scene when I’m alone in the dark.

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THIS IS QUIET RAGE—SILENT BUT LOUD,

A THUNDER IN MY CHEST THAT I NEVER LET OUT,

TEETH GRINDING, BLOOD BOILING UNDERNEATH,

I DON’T SCREAM—I JUST LET IT EAT!

YEAH, THIS IS QUIET RAGE—COLD LIKE A KNIFE,

I’M SMILING THROUGH FIRE WHILE IT BURNS MY LIFE,

YOU THINK I’M FINE, BUT YOU DON’T SEE THE CAGE,

I’M LOCKED INSIDE MY HEAD WITH THIS QUIET RAGE!

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They think monsters roar.

They don’t know monsters learn to whisper.

They think anger explodes.

They don’t know anger can freeze solid and never melt.

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THIS IS QUIET RAGE—A STATIC IN MY BONES,

A COLD WAR WAGING IN THE SPACES BETWEEN TONES,

I DON’T NEED SCREAMS TO PROVE THAT I BLEED,

I’M A WALKING EXPLOSION THAT REFUSED TO BREATHE!

YEAH, THIS IS QUIET RAGE—A SMILE WITH TEETH,

A CALM FACE HIDING EVERYTHING BENEATH,

YOU’LL NEVER KNOW HOW CLOSE I AM TO THE EDGE,

‘CAUSE MY ANGER DOESN’T SCREAM—

IT JUST LIVES IN MY HEAD.