A note before you read: This poem emerged as I journaled on June 14, 2018 from deep healing work around suppressed rage—the kind that gets buried when we're too young, too scared, or too powerless to express it. If you've ever felt an inexplicable anger that seems "too much" or wondered why certain situations send you into protective overdrive, this is for you.
I am the voice that screams from within
Aching to be heard, not to be dimmed
I see the pain that was told to hide
Longing for a voice, rumbling inside
I tried to stop him from hurting you
But fear wouldn't allow me to
I'm the tiger that roars a ferocious "no"
Clawing and growling, stop, please go!
I'm the mama bear who protects her young
Staying close and alert, so no harm can be done
In the face of violation, I was born
But I was never expressed for fear of scorn
I'm the one whose truth was not heard
Suppressed and shut down, no sounds, no words
I'm the peep of a voice that never comes out
Afraid of itself, scary and wild, no doubt
He stole from me, my rage was suppressed
I was too young, now it's time to be expressed
Rip, claw and tear
Always be aware
Don't you dare
My little one is scared
We're keeping her safe
Get out of our space
Can you see her face
In my arms I embrace
Don't touch us
Back off
Never again
The scars remain, etched in our heart
The rage is expressed, let the healing start
I'm a victim of you, why did you do it?
Own that you hurt me, no matter how you view it
Inside me remains little splinters, hard to find
Revealed over time, I extract from heart and mind
The perpetrator steals
Pain within me was sealed
Expressed rage heals
Wounded heart it reveals
Like an onion being peeled
Softly allowing the feels
Expressed rage heals.
When Suppressed Rage Lives in Your Body
This poem speaks to something many of us carry but rarely name: the rage that got suppressed when we were too young or too powerless to express it.
Maybe it was violation.
Maybe it was being silenced, dismissed, or hurt when you couldn't fight back.
Maybe it was learning that your "no" didn't matter, that your anger wasn't safe, that being "good" meant swallowing your roar.
That rage doesn't disappear. It lives in your body.
In your triggers. In the moments you explode at your kids over something small. In the protective ferocity that feels disproportionate.
In the tears that come when you finally feel safe enough to let them.
And here's what I want you to know: that rage is not the problem.
That rage is INFORMATION.
It's showing you where you were hurt. Where you needed protection and didn't get it. Where your young self is still waiting for someone—YOU—to finally stand up and say: "What happened to you was not okay. And I'm here now. I've got you."
The Path to Healing Suppressed Rage
Healing this kind of deep, suppressed emotion requires more than understanding it intellectually. It requires:
Meeting the younger you who couldn't express it
Going back to those moments—not to relive the pain, but to give your younger self what she needed: a fierce protector, a voice, validation that what happened was wrong.
Allowing the rage to move through you safely
Rage that's been suppressed for years needs to be expressed—but in ways that don't harm you or others. Through journaling, movement, sound, inner child dialogues. Through finally saying the words that were too dangerous to say then. Through allowing the feelings to be felt that were too terrifying to feel as a child.
Integrating the protective part
That tiger, that mama bear—she's not the enemy. She's been trying to keep you safe all these years. She just needs to know that adult-you is here now, capable of setting boundaries without the ferocity of desperation.
Three Resources for Your Healing Journey
If you're carrying suppressed rage, grief, or protective parts that feel "too much":
1. Download Unshakeable You: 3 Keys to Mastering Emotional Triggers
This free guide helps you understand why intense emotions get triggered and what to do when they arise. It breaks down the three keys (Capacity, Healing, and Action) you need to work WITH your triggers instead of being controlled by them. Because that protective rage? It's a trigger pointing you toward healing.
3. Read more about Emotional Triggers
Read the "How to Stop Getting Triggered" Blog Post Here
2. Learn The Whole Soul Way™
The foundational course (available free on my ELATE podcast on YouTube and podcast channels) teaches you exactly how to do inner child reparenting work—how to meet those younger parts who are still carrying the pain, how to give them what they needed, and how to integrate the rage, fear, and protection into wholeness.
You'll learn:
- How to dialogue with your inner child and protective parts
- How to express suppressed emotions safely
- How to reparent the wounded places that keep getting triggered
- How to transform rage from a destructive force into fuel for boundaries and empowerment
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Have you ever experienced this kind of protective rage that feels "too big"? Or discovered suppressed emotion that surprised you with its intensity? I'd love to hear what this brought up for you.
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