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Poetry: Fear

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by Lara McKusky

Created on: January 05, 2009

HIDDEN

I didn't know

That it was there,

Until it stepped

From the shadows,

Where it had grown

To my surprise,

And was now a Terror.

When it held out its hand,

I decided

To wrestle it,

To push it back.

Yet somehow,

It managed to grow

Stronger,

Instead of smaller.

Finally,

Breathlessly,

I realized

I didn't have to

Beat it,

I had to look it

In its eyes

And Name it.

So when it held out its hand

Again,

I took it firmly,

And whispered softly,

"Fear."

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