She can't express her anger because the "other" she talks of causes her anger. Telling the "other" will only emotionally anger both of them. That's why Pastan ends her poem with, "I will never let it go" (pg 717, line16). So despite its antagonistic nature, Pastan sees her anger as something she needs...
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Also, it seems that she sees her anger as superior to the "other" person she speaks to. It is ironic that something harmful, even possibly fatal to a person would be held on to with such love and disregard. The anger she holds in this cage is seen by the reader as a problem due to the allusion. The cage, in which she holds her anger, implies a certain sense of imprisonment...
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