Anger - A Poem by Sani Ahmed Dambo

The Poet 

Sani Ahmed Dambo holds a B.A(ED) ENGLISH UDUS, M.ED EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, UTM MALAYSIA. His area of specialization is Educational Technology in the teaching and learning of English. He is also a BBC FREELANCE TRANSLATION CONSULTANT, UNICEF, CONTENT TRANSLATION CONSULTANT, BRITISH COUNCIL MASTER TRAINER ON TKT/CLIL. Sani is equally a part time Radio and televion broadcaster. Married to Raihanatu with four children-(Maryam, Suraj, Mustapha and Bahijja).

His hobbies include Reading, Translation and Cooking.

The Poem 

ANGER

The hottest fire within the heart

Burning busting within the mind

Shaking the organs darkening the face!

It is the fire without flame

Yet escalating to inferno

Its visibility like the devil

Manifestation and destruction open to all

Terrible it is like thunder like a bomb

Boiled tears through the aching eyes flow

Like a vehicle as it drives the owner

to danger and damage at a close destination

Ablaze anger does become

with neither need of fuel or gas

only with action talk or silence

voice at stake rises above louder

The hottest fire when in flame

Sometimes the angered uses the hand

When it is lower he uses the tongue

Hand and tongue are lawbreakers

Obvious remain there negative effects

The world of regret they lodge the victim

One of the fingers between the teeth

Apology is the final resort.

The Story 

I have observed how the menace of anger does a serious damage to many of our lives' endeavours. Many times we allow anger to destroy our relationships with people. It distrupts our plans and decisions. We end up regretting our actions.