The Anger I Will Always Have

The Anger I Will Always Have

I’m not going to pretend that this is going away in full,
I’m not going to claim that I’ve exhausted all the pull
Of the fury at the wrong and at the insufficient and the missed,
The anger I will always have persists.
The anger I will always have is part of who I am,
The anger I will always have is part of the program
That makes me useful in the places where the anger ought to be,
The anger I will always have, and I’m glad it’s here in me.