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252 anger Kenneth Sean Kelly A member of the Writing Workshop at the Champaign County Jail, in Champaign , Illinois, Sean Kelly responded to the challenge to write a poem of selfimprovement by taking responsibility for quelling his anger. This piece was published in Captured Words/Free Thoughts 5 (Summer 2008). Anger It’s a demon that haunts My heart and soul Anger I would love to tie it up And dump mercy all over it Then when it’s dried, peel it like a banana Anger You mother fuckin’ son-of-bitch You cost me countless jobs And relationships all because You decided to push my buttons But when I see myself in the mirror I see the one person who’s at fault for getting angry So, Sean, please calm down ...

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