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Tag: fear

inflated

inflatedand not even surewhere the air came from. nevertheless, i’ll breathe inand float while trying not to thinkabout all the … More

fear, paranoia, self-destructive

sexualdread

Out there is a world / I can choose to inhabit;

authenticity, dread, Facing Fears, fear, honesty, kink, openness, polyamory

Step Into the Sun

All I ever do is run. So how do I step in… Step into the sun?

Dear Evan Hansen, fear, self-loathing, words fail

misdirection

I’m somewhere north of Nashville; that’s all you get for now.

connection, fear, hiding, insecurity, paradox

sorry, mom?

is swearing permitted? here?

fear, mutually assured destruction, power, profanity

INTO PARADISE MAY THE ANGELS LEAD YOU

FEAR NOT! The angels always say.

A Prayer for Owen Meany, Angels, belief, courage, fear, John Irving

hide and seek

“alle alle auch sind frei”

#picandawordchallenge, #pixtowords, alle alle auch sind frei, closeted, coming out, fear, hiding

It’s Coming.

into her cavernous gullet everything goes.

#picandawordchallenge, #pixtowords, fear

Werewolf

He strains to break free ~
Daylight ties him securely ~
Moonbeams cut the cords ~

#haikai, #haiku, #poetry, #tanka, anger, day, fear, nightmares, rage, werewolf

Sonnet III – What Was and Ne’er Will Be

the door before me bids me walk on through, but pieces – grief and anger – won’t allow.

anger, crying, fear, feelings, grief, haunt, hurting, pain, rage

the key

sometimes what lies behind
portals with padlocks will scare
you so much that you think you will die…

fear, Freedom, honesty, honesty is the best policy, keys, locks, peace

thinking thrice

the cliche question – men or mice?

#decima, #poetry, advice, bravery, confusion, decima, decisions, doubt, fear, of mice and men

the creature

turns out he’s here for a reason.

anxiety, creature, fear, fight or flight, insect, instinct, lip service, Neanderthal, Purpose, synchronicity, viper
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