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Our Greatest Enemy

A Relatable Poem

By Kristiana AnaniaPublished 6 years ago 1 min read
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Fear

Trembling, Heart-pounding

Creeping, Deceiving, Escaping

The Reality of Life

Suspense

Breathe in

Breathe out

Nerves permeate me,

Like smoke permeating in the outside air of a restaurant,

Entering my lungs, uninvitingly

Fear

Strapped in tight

Tight as skinny jeans being fitted onto a 300-pound man.

Breath by breath,

Giving my lungs a fight.

Fear

The propellers begin to spiral,

My heart wishing it could jump out of my chest,

Leaving nothing behind but a trail of fear for me to find.

Fear

The engine begins to blast noise through my anxious ears,

My eyes fearfully lurk,

Around to see,

The number of concerns

That bully me.

Fear

I look down

Down to the ground

Down to the ground where gravity exists.

The detailed picture looks more and more unclear.

My heart: falls to the bottom of the ground as I am way up in the sky,

The air suffocates my lungs and blocks the oxygen leading to my brain.

Fear

The sky never looked so blue,

The clouds never looked so embracing,

I have never been so close to God in my entire life.

All those problems,

Are worth nothing to me anymore.

Fear

The sky above me

Death below me

On the count of three,

1, 2, 3,

I Jump.

No Fear.

Here I am,

I have never felt so alive

My stomach stops for a second,

My head is held up high,

My feet feel free,

My heart is happily healed.

I look down again,

I feel no Fear.

Fear has no power over me.

Fear can never break me.

Fear cannot make my decisions.

Fear is the enemy you thought you knew.

But turned out to be the friend that you needed, rather than wanted.

Fear.

inspirational
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