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  <slug>tonight-i-am-undone</slug>
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  <title>tonight, I am undone</title>
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    <content>&lt;p&gt;Tonight, I am undone by her anger
  a child carried off by challenges
  none of my days prepared me
  I asked for these tests,
  I have never so known the side of me
  
  revealed
  
  in the dark, in the night-time,
  unhinged, confounded, unleashed
  anger, thunder, held back
  only by a thin thread of love.
  
Tonight, I am undone by her anger,
  and I want to hate her. 
  I&amp;#8217;ve never wanted hate,
  but it feels easier,
  frightened by the size of me
  
  concealed
  
  in silence, calm the furies leashed
  I hate the man I become
  even more, more than I
  hate my need to forgive.
  
Tonight, I am undone by her anger,
  always promise this will be the last
  try to forget why I try
  I sought out this trial
  None of my words or learning
  
  wield
  
  any strength so late at night,
  I want to walk away from her,
  I want to concede my defeat
  I want to be alone.
  
Tonight, I am undone.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I am undone by my anger.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
    <created-at type="datetime">2009-06-06T03:55:17-06:00</created-at>
    <excerpt>&amp;#8230;I&amp;#8217;ve never wanted hate,
but it feels easier,
frightened by the size of me&amp;#8230;</excerpt>
    <updated-at type="datetime">2009-06-06T03:56:54-06:00</updated-at>
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