Rage Aleesha Young Fixed Jun 2026

She started small. A letter to the foster agency, written in sharp, jagged handwriting. Then a voice—on a podcast, then a stage, then a courtroom where she testified for a girl who was still too scared to speak. The rage didn't disappear. It never would. But it learned to wear a blazer. It learned to speak in full sentences. It learned that power isn't the absence of anger—it's anger that has been given a direction.

Readers connect with this poem because it validates a feeling many are taught to hide. In a world that often asks people — especially women and marginalized voices — to be calm, polite, and forgiving, “Rage” gives permission to feel fully. It suggests that rage, when acknowledged and channeled, can be a form of self-respect and even love. rage aleesha young