questions

Why do people succumb to anger?


thoughts

It feels so easy to slip into its grasp. But at the same time, from a distance, it looks quite stupid. Aren't we overreacting? What's the point of hitting one another, yelling at one another, going to war with one another? Yet when are up close, immersed in anger, we feel nothing but blissful rage, if that makes sense. Sweet revenge empowers us. Makes us feel as if we are at the top of the world. Maybe it is a survival mechanism. But I sure wish it weren't.
poker face

i walk around
with a poker face
you ask me what's wrong
i can't quite pin it
am i sad?
no
happy?
no
angry?
no
just empty
emotionless
not sure what that means
it's not a bad feeling
it's a pensive sort of state
i smile briefly and
you walk away
then i don my poker face once more