Fears
Ashley Cereetha Meyers 1986 (Enterprise, Alabama)
I sat in the shower today... without a single inch of movement, I just sat there. Not full of wondering thoughts, just empty mindedness.
I took a deep breath and watched as the water ran down my face, then neck, then chest... tiny little drops reaching their way to my wounds.
I thought to myself
"I'm so tired of just BEING... How do I let love- how do I mend my heart, so I can make room?"
I cried.
It felt so good to release my fears, letting it all go!
No sounds, just fears escaping my body in the form of tears.
I felt that big lump in my throat, and swallowed it down- twas so big, I'm surprised I didn't choke!
After holding it all together, and being "tough" for sooo many moons, that became too many years.
You see, I'm not afraid any more --
So i have no room for regret,
doubt,
or fears.
I've loved,
I've lied,
and I've lived...
After 36 long years-
finally, I see what my Mama always meant when she'd say "sometimes all you need is a good cry, just let it all go, then keep going Pumpkin- after ya wipe away those tears!"
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Written on October 25, 2022
Submitted by ameyers1.wcc on October 25, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,057 |
Words | 226 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 3, 1, 1, 4, 3, 2 |
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