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Mental Growth

By miranduh

Topics: Poetry Source: AllPoetry Original source

I can't tell you I am not afraid, because you can see it in my eyes. I am scared, and sometimes I lie awake unable to sleep and unable to rise. It is paralyzing. I was fearless once. I was five, and Mommy said don't climb on that table you will hurt yourself and I saw her lips moving and her head shaking but I thought she was ridiculous and I didn't listen. And then I fell, and I learned that I am not invincible. I stopped climbing tables. I stopped a lot of things. Written March 23rd, 2002 © on Mar 22 2002 04:27 PM PST   10 • 0

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