Meltdown

We all have a tendency
To lose our cool
Every now and then.
We get tense
And the pressures build up
To the point
Where the slightest thing
Can set us off.
When it happens,
We react explosively,
Way out of proportion
To whatever it was
That initiated our outburst.
In that moment
Of automatic meltdown,
Violent rage takes hold
And we become capable
Of great harm,
Not only to ourselves,
But to anyone around us.
For those who don’t learn
To control that tendency,
The consequences
Can be catastrophic.