Sircharlesthepoet

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i freeze in the face of adversities

as a survival instinct

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Fight or Flight.

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if i steady my pulse to near-absence

i will escape fears and punishments

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Fight or Flight.

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instead i suffer. then dedicate time thinking

i’ll encounter this, again. an opportunity that has fled

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Fight or Flight.

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but in realization, i’m stagnant, petrified by fear

my muscles tense, my bones hurt as i

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FREEZE.

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maybe i could restrain my heartbeat to silence

enough to traverse the bridge between sufferance and relief

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FREEZE.

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repeat alternatives in my imagination

i’m stuck in the past—the strategy

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FREEZE.

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what good is all this guile and rehearsal

if i always defeat myself before the encounter

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I have written this poem over and over and over again—never settled on which version sounds how it wants to be sound. Therefore, I’m very open to feedback from my readers. Thank you!

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