Burning Inside

Boiling, bubbling, blistering water

inside me getting hotter and hotter.

Spreading, seeping, steaming heat

praying for my heart to beat.

Swirling around the tiny pot

are my thoughts I thought I forgot.

But now these thoughts need a release 

from the little kettle burning inside of me.   

My pulse now racing,

my body still shaking,

I can’t let these feelings show,

but now I know they need to go.

Then comes a whistle

like a man or a missile. 

Finally out of the tiny spout 

are the feelings that had to get out.