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There is a fear that beckons heavy shivers, Summons enveloping shutters, Brings cold cringes and endless, eternal tears Constrains me in the Stygian night Convulses my chest without the pinpoint ray of light Physically it cannot harm me, Just detain in cold dark Though attacking the innocent, malicious—and holy Never has it fossilized anyone such as I To be tossed without trying, To fail without attempting, To submit without fighting, To die without living— My gravest, deadliest, most harrowing fear Is that I die without any acts at all. Without friends, hope, or even soul Just debilitating terror...
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Jun 11, 2014
Jun 11, 2014 at 9:36 PM UTC
Submitting to Fear
There is a fear that beckons heavy shivers, Summons enveloping shutters, Brings cold cringes and endless, eternal tears Constrains me in the Stygian night Convulses my chest without the pinpoint ray of light Physically it cannot harm me, Just detain in cold dark Though attacking the innocent, malicious—and holy Never has it fossilized anyone such as I To be tossed without trying, To fail without attempting, To submit without fighting, To die without living— My gravest, deadliest, most harrowing fear Is that I die without any acts at all. Without friends, hope, or even soul Just debilitating terror...
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Jun 11, 2014
Jun 11, 2014 at 9:36 PM UTC
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