The Anger That Protected

The Anger That Protected

I want to acknowledge what it did before I set it down,
I want to give the anger its proper credit in the town
Of the things that served me in the years that needed serving,
The anger that protected and the protection’s worth observing.
The anger that protected is the anger worth the thanks,
The anger that protected is the one that filled the blanks
Of what I didn’t have available in skill or word or wall,
The anger that protected, I appreciate it all.