Lessons

I need to learn

To speak what hinders

The houses of my heart

With poise

And a composure

That I know the world would
Listen to

I need to tame
The emotions that accumulate
on my adolescent tongue
Thet get angry fast
They cry fast
And crash on the shore
Like waves of saltwater tears

I can take these emotions
And learn to hold them gracefully
I can take these emotions
And tame them so they show beauty
I can take these emotions
And collect them in buckets
Recording what they say to me
On paper