My Temper :X

I have been working on this,
For days, days and days,
I am an ordinary being,
I stick to ordinary ways.

Simplicity,
Albeit with a touch of spark.
Random directions,
A small torch in the dark.

But there is a devil inside me,
That raises it's head every few days.
Over miniscule matters,
It takes all my strength away.

I may be wrong,
I may be right,
But never have I gained anything,
By an act of spite.

Acting on impulse is good,
It's needed and recommended.
But a small disclaimer,
When angry, keep the impulse suspended.

Anger has never ever, ever, ever,
Left me satiated.
Shame, guilt and remorse,
Came when the temper abated.

Oh, how do I slay this devil!
The stealer of my calm.
This has been my single biggest,
Failed project of reform.

-Shraddha
16.04.2014