Fight the Fear $500 Scholarship
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I closed my eyes,
and took a deep breath.
Now or never.
After all,
what have I got to lose?
Whispered words not to be heard,
A secret pact between you and yourself,
Your thoughts hardly heard or understood as they slip into the darkness of the night.
It’s 12:47 AM.
You’re asleep, all tucked in bed
your head resting against the pillows of feathers plucked from white geese.
the poison of your words has done nothing but strengthen
my stomach, the muscles taut beneath the skin.
the powder on my tongue from the pills
worth the retching and trembling bones,
I met her when I was ten
She was the stranger at my door.
The dog barking at me from across the street.
The tree branch knocking on my window in the dark.
It is our greatest weakness, but yet such a microscopic word
It is the murderer of our capability and the voices that are left unheard
Why do we let the letter F control the face we put on each day we wake
It is our greatest weakness, but yet such a microscopic word
It is the murderer of our capability and the voices that are left unheard
Why do we let the letter F control the face we put on each day we wake
Nervous as a bitch
Palms are sweaty and hot and cold chills.
Standing there faceless with
“Don’t let fear put you in a cage”
I tell myself every day
Affirmations of love and happiness and courage
Yet, fear is my life
My cloudy thoughts are laced with fear,
Anxiety, anger, annoyance
I fear my life
It is scary and impatient
With amazing opportunities
And deep personalities
It frightens; I feel frightened
I fear my life
It is scary and impatient
With amazing opportunities
And deep personalities
It frightens; I feel frightened
The search for money plagues the dream
Creates a goal of unachievable means
Of wanting more than the person above
Getting all that money will be tough
Fear -
False Evidence Appearing Real
let that soak in
You can’t eliminate it
You can’t avoid it
You feel everyone and everything is against you.
Warm breath and strong smile
You could do no wrong but I could do no right.
The tension could be cut with a knife.
As I leaned into you
And I kissed you.
But you didn't know
That I couldn't be tamed
It started with your kiss,
Why did you have to do this?
I'm feeling stronger everyday,
But I'm feeling for you everyday.
I felt like I had to forgive you
I had to be better for you.
it is not my fault and it is not their fault,
but still it bites and it burns like a cut full of salt
now i live in the vault,
One day, One day at a time.
Well, that's what my mom used to say.
Midnight we go, Midnight we came.
All we saw was lights.
Light from cars, lights from the sky.
Heard music, heard crying.
Fear will cripple,
disable,
turn around and make you unstable;
Fear will drown,
make you frown,
and see the world upside down.
