Walk away

Take a deep breath again,
remind myself to relax my fist,
take a slow step back
while looking him in the eyes.

If I don't walk away
I'll loose this fight in the end
so I struggle with myself
to fight the urge to meet the fight.

Anger boiling inside
like a volcano about to blow,
slowly consuming me
a little at a time.

Bite my tongue,
it's not worth it
for a few moments of delight
as my words take out a bite.

Imagining in my head
what it would sound like
as my hand connects with his flesh
with a wonderful thump.

Slowly take another step
never taking me eyes away,
take a breath, another step,
it's not worth loosing here today.

Getting angry would feel so nice,
showing him just how much it hurt
but that would be giving in to him,
giving him just what he wants.

Turn my back, hug myself tight,
walk away slowly like I should
with my head still held high
knowing in the end I won tonight.