Uncontrollable

Uncontrollable

BY: EDWIN DOLINGER

I have an urge to kill,

I have since I was a boy.

I need to watch as blood spills,

And life itself slips slowly away.

Once upon a time my urge was satisfied,

By killing stray cats and dogs in the neighborhood

And even though animal cruelty is unsavory,

It is a far cry from murdering a human being,

But now my urge grows stronger inside,

Like a rash I dare not itch,

But this rash will not disappear,

It will grow until I dig into it.

I must scratch this killing itch,

Until I break the skin and bleed,

If I don’t I lose control,

And kill the ones I love…