Fear

FEAR 




You know it’s a risky thing to do . . .

Fear rears up from below and grabs your guts
Stomach wants to retch
Throat dries like a cloudless desert
Legs are gripped and won’t move

You rebel and set yourself to do it anyway -
The moment the fear feels your decision 
It buries itself back in the land of cowards
Where it rules supreme
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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August 11, 2014 at 4:05 AM
This is a great poem... :)
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