Fear
It presses in on you
It takes away your breath
It tells you to give in
To give up
That you can't go on
It's bigger than anything
But small enough to hide within your soul
It steals joy
It steals hope
It steals the very life within
Its a parasite
Eating you away
Its a roaring lion
Ripping you apart
It doesn't make sense
And it can't be explained
It tries to extinguish the light
To plunge you into night
Can anything defeat it?
Can anything set me free?
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