Fighting Fear

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“Fighting Back from the Inside” drawing by Maranda Russell

Fighting Fear

Written by: Maranda Russell

I took fear by the hand

and shook him until I heard

the sound of his yellow bones

popping in and out of place.

I pushed him down the stairs,

his skull cracking

against the white, stone steps

on his way to the finale.

He hit the basement floor,

his form a worthless gray lump,

emitting the mocking voices

no muzzle can silence.

Still, I must close the door

at least one more time

and pretend not to hear.

So I do.