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My Greatest Fear

The night terrors have gotten worse now

And it’s been so long since I last slept

The thought of rest is starting to sound surreal

 

Yet every time my lids grow heavy

This nightmare becomes reality

My greatest fear becomes my fate

 

In dream after dream I am forced

To see myself die, each night in a new way

Over and over I witness the end of my life

 

This does not scare me for I fear not the reaper

But another detail never changes

It is what I see as I draw in my final breath

 

This mirage of my mind stands at my side

Though she’s always just out of reach

Her eyes telling the tale of heart break

 

This nameless woman bears my child

For my greatest fear is not my death

It’s leaving behind the family that I never met

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seth-connor-jackson
American
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Mar 23, 2014
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