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February 19, 2014
By zj6543 BRONZE, Dulles, Virginia
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An unsteady heart
A fidgeting breathe
An uncompromised art
An encompassed death

You lurk in my shadows
You wade in the deep
Although staying shallow
A paradoxical sleep

The nightmares over, why am I still asleep?
I guess it is better, than counting black sheep.

© Ariana R., New Orleans, LA

The author's comments:
This sonnet is meant to show the suffocating hold anxiety has on people.
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