# catharsis

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By [17zebras](https://paragraph.com/@17zebras) · 2024-05-19

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I held on to the fear  
Of falling all in  
As I did in the past   
Holy righteous and fierce

It became a small monster   
Eating into my gut  
A muffled balloon  
Fruitless womb in a rut

Dipped a toe, went ahead  
Touched the pain, heard the dead  
Tendrils and arteries  
Oxygen slash dread

And then it was gone  
That fear I had nursed  
The monster is shrinking  
My peace has returned

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*Originally published on [17zebras](https://paragraph.com/@17zebras/catharsis)*