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AFRAID TO BREATHE

FEAR IS A TANGIBLE THING
YOU CAN SMELL IT, TASTE IT,
FEEL IT, SEE IT, AND HEAR IT IN THE VOICE
YOUR CHEST STARTS TO FEEL ODD
AS IF THERE IS AN AIR BUBBLE INSIDE.
THEN SLEEP BECOMES YOUR FRIEND

FEAR COMES IN WAVES JUST LIKE THE OCEAN
YOUR TAKING A SHOWER, YOU START TO THINK
WAVES OF CHILLS WASH OVER YOUR BODY
YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW THE REASON OR CAUSE
IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER THE TEARS ARE ALREADY HERE
YOU HELPLESS TO FIGHT, YOUR LIFE IS ON THE LINE
YOU GIRLS KNOW THIS FEELING WELL
WHEN IT'S TIME FOR THOSE ANNUAL TEST

AND IN THE MAIL COMES AN ENVELOPE
WITH THE RESULTS OF THOSE TESTS
YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM TAKE A JOLT
WAVES OF CHILLS GO UP AND DOWN
YOUR HEART BEATS DOUBLE TIME
YOU HAVE TO FORCE YOURSELF TO OPEN IT,
AND AT FIRST GLANCE YOUR SURE IT'S BAD
THEN YOUR EYES FOCUS IN, AND IT'S NORMAL

IF YOU'RE LUCKY, SOME OF US ARE NOT SO LUCKY
SEEING THOSE WORDS ON PAPER IS LIKE A DEATH SENTENCE
THE GATES OF HELL HAVE BEEN OPENED
AND YOU MUST WALK THROUGH TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE.
FEAR, SUCH A SMALL WORD, TO HAVE SUCH A HUGE MEANING
SAY A PRAYER FOR THOSE THAT ARE SCARED AND LIVE WITH FEAR
FOR THEY ARE THE TORTURED SOULS
THAT NEED YOUR HELP,
BUT I ONLY SPEAK FROM MY EXPERIENCE
I CAN ONLY HOPE I'M A MINORITY,
I LIKE TO THINK MOST PEOPLE ARE.



Karen J. Keicher Lowe







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