Emotional Madness

September 26 Prompt ▼

Prompt for: Sept 26, 2015 (Ren)
Subject or Theme: Emotion. Any emotion. (joy, love, anger, hurt, hate, despair, fear etc.)
Word(s) to Include: thumbtack, rigging, oscillate (or any derivatives of these words)
Forbidden Word(s): I, me, my, love, hate, anger, disgust, joy, fear, despair. Do Not Use the Name of your emotion in the poem! (Aside from in the title) (or any derivatives of these words)
Additional Parameters: 24 lines, no rhyming, Use the emotion in your title along with other words.
Remember, do not use forbidden words ANYWHERE, including title or the brief description.

Emotional Madness

Feelings oscillate back and forth
They dip so low, and fly so high
Catapult one from cheer to fright
Swirling, spiraling out of control
Lagging, falling into deep chasms
Clawing back into the light.

One wishes for peace
For a chance to place a thumbtack
Firm into the surging flood
And still the emotional onslaught
That threatens to overtake you.
Try rigging the wayward strands
That flip and unfurl
Leaving behind a frenzied mess.

Breath in the calm
And force it out in a steady stream.
Find stillness by closing your eyes
And envisioning a peace
That blossoms within you.
Let the rage abate
And leave in whiffs of smoke
As you settle into yourself
Soon the emotions will follow
Swirling into a gentle caress.

24 lines.