You know that feeling
in the pit of your stomach
when something awful
is about to happen?
When your chest tightens,
and it feels like someone
is squeezing your heart
as hard as they can?
It's an awful feeling,
like a sixth sense
warning you
to beware,
be prepared.
Don't ignore that feeling,
remember it,
hold on to it,
and realize you have survived
this feeling a million times before,
and you will survive it again.
Even if your knees buckle,
and you fall to the floor,
you will get back up,
you will always rise.