Fear is spongy opaque blob
\nof irrational terror
\nthat feeds off your oxygen
\nstreams through your veins like hot tar
\nsits in your stomach as a spiky knot,
\ninvades your thoughts
\ndistracts
\nmakes frowns
\nthrows your balance off centre.<\/p>\n
Wobble<\/p>\n
You run away from fear, but not very far
\nYou bury it in distractions, and it rises to the top
\nIt sits there nagging, spitting,
\ngripping, fixating<\/p>\n
So<\/p>\n
Pause for thought and turn to the fear
\nStroke it\u2019s ugly head
\nGive it a piece of bread
\nand cheese with pickle
\nSit with your fear and sing it a song
\nA lullaby, a nursery rhyme
\nGive it plenty of time<\/p>\n
The fear now sits and skulks
\nTurns to putty, soft and mellow<\/p>\n
Now take your hands and inspect what\u2019s left
\nPeel off the layers, one by one
\nEach one getting softer
\nAnd warmer
\nAnd finally,
\nthe centre<\/p>\n
Where there\u2019s a note written in fear:
\nFrom the fear, saying nothing but<\/p>\n
Help! I\u2019m scared! Help me please!<\/p>\n
There\u2019s nothing to fear in fear
\nexcept the fear that
\nyou\u2019ll never fear.<\/p>\n
\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n
Written in 7.5 minutes flat and dedicated to abp, with love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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