Andrea Della Monica is a former newspaper journalist and creative non-fiction writer whose work has appeared in a variety of print and online publications, including Hippocampus and Glimmer Train. She lives at her homestead in Becket, Massachusetts in beautiful Berkshire County with her two poodles and six Pekin ducks.
Rightful Rage
Sharp-edged rage
Anger’s evolution
Cutting through the haze, slicing the fog and piercing the darkness
When an emotional weapon is used against fear and uncertainty
When distancing and partitions and masks feel more harmful
And the purity of the rage is enriching and wholesome
When the release feels rightful and empowering
When the microscopic dangers put the most vulnerable at risk
And the rage is the panacea
When the media manipulation subsides
When the rainbows emerge
And the body counts stop
The raging is done