Postcard #17
Confronting Midnight Fears: Embracing Vulnerability in Postcard #17
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What am I so scared of?
Expressing a sense of fear or anxiety
What's the worst that could happen?
Raising the question of the worst possible outcome
Been awake all night
Describing a sleepless night
Heard the rain tapping
Awareness of rain sounds
If something taps on the window
Imagining a tapping sound on the window
In the middle of the night
Suggesting a mysterious event in the middle of the night
Just let it in, alright
Encouraging acceptance or openness
Just let it in, alright
Reiterating the idea of letting things in
I couldn't even write about it in my diary
Difficulty in expressing the experience in a personal record
Or shape the sound of the words
Struggling to articulate the situation verbally
So I tried sneaking up behind it
Approaching the situation cautiously
Like the lion sneaks up on the herd
Using a metaphor of a lion approaching its prey
If I just put this pen to this paper
Considering the act of writing as a solution
If I just change the labels on the salt and pepper shaker
Exploring the idea of altering perception or reality
If I just trick myself into pouring it all out
Attempting to release emotions by self-deception
Just let it all out, alright
Encouraging emotional expression and release
Just let it all out
Reiterating the idea of letting emotions out
If you just say its name
Introducing a supernatural element
Three times in front of the mirror
Referencing a ritualistic action to confront fear
Its pale face will appear
Describing a possible manifestation of fear
Grinning in the corner
Depicting the fear with a grinning image
And you turn around
Turning away from fear
And you study its particulars
Examining the fear closely
You say: "Is that what I was scared of?"
Questioning the legitimacy of the fear
Fucking ridiculous
Expressing disbelief or irony
It's fucking ridiculous
Emphasizing the absurdity of the fear
It's all in your head
Asserting that the fear is a product of the mind
It's all in your head
-It's all in your head
-It's all in your head
-It's all in your head
-It's all in your head
-It's all in your head
-It's all in your head
Final confirmation that fear is a mental construct
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