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August 16, 2010
By ForeverFaith PLATINUM, Dansville, New York
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"so this is how liberty dies, with a thunderous applause" -unknown

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I don't look in the mirror, I'm afraid of what i will see.
I don't eat, I'm afraid of getting fat.
I don't cry, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop.
I don't sleep, I'm afraid I won't wake up.
I don't talk, I'm afraid I will say the wrong thing.
I am afraid to live.

© Paulina A., Marblehead, MA

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Some irrational fears i have or once had
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