When Fear Creeps In

When I open the windows or the door

When I look up at the ceiling or the floor

At times, sometimes, it’s everywhere

It is around me and it is within me

It sticks like glue

Like clawing gum right under my shoe

It chokes me, then leaves

It makes me breathless; but then I breathe

And that is what I must do!

When fear walks in…

I will breathe easy, I will and I must

Then slowly I’ll spurn it, I will and I must!

It still hovers over my heart, playing with every beat  as I type

But I will breathe easy, I will fight, I will fight!

When fear walks in, I will breathe, I will fight!