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We live life each and every day Wond'ring when we'll come to say I am not afraid. Spiders, clowns, nightmares All seem so cruel, unfair, Not to me. I fear not death Nor the smell of my breath, I fear people. Not thoughts or opinions Or loss of dominion, But unconsciousness. I fear misinterpretation And the discrimination Of my voice. Maybe odd maybe strange And some day I may change, But not today. Call me different-- weird Your words are only smeared, For I am me. I am the me that screams Past all of my dreams, At my reflection. Nobody else hears it 'Cause I am scared to admit, They won't realize. I continue to block away More and more, day after day, And it doesn't help. Growing vulnerable, weaker Tying, retying my sneaker, Living with fear another day.
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Sep 21, 2014
Sep 21, 2014 at 11:15 PM UTC
Fear Lingers
We live life each and every day Wond'ring when we'll come to say I am not afraid. Spiders, clowns, nightmares All seem so cruel, unfair, Not to me. I fear not death Nor the smell of my breath, I fear people. Not thoughts or opinions Or loss of dominion, But unconsciousness. I fear misinterpretation And the discrimination Of my voice. Maybe odd maybe strange And some day I may change, But not today. Call me different-- weird Your words are only smeared, For I am me. I am the me that screams Past all of my dreams, At my reflection. Nobody else hears it 'Cause I am scared to admit, They won't realize. I continue to block away More and more, day after day, And it doesn't help. Growing vulnerable, weaker Tying, retying my sneaker, Living with fear another day.
I struggle with the mere trust that I must lay in someone else's mind in order for them to understand me. I just don't assume possible for some reason. I need help.
#fear#sad#help#struggle#stuck
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david-rombouts
Sep 21, 2014
Sep 21, 2014 at 11:15 PM UTC
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