lethargyA Poem by Raíssa Leão
but what hurts the most is fear itself
it is the sound of your bones cracking the predictability of pain what frightens you the most is not the thief but rather the alarm, your screaming brother and what makes you stay is not the certainty of weariness but the uncertainty of victory the smell of rain, the umbrellas outside the warmth before pain, the groundbreaking line what hurts the most is not the act of living in the future it's not what you fear that makes you scared it is the place where it leaves you "you're not going anywhere"
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AuthorRaíssa LeãoBrazilAboutWriting is the only way I know to life; it's the substance that guides my soul. I need writing as I need to breathe. Mostly, I write poems, but occasonially I'll post haikus or articles (about politic.. more..Writing
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