Let me tell you something about mental health.
Or something about being human.
Maybe’s it just about existing on this planet.
No, not…

Tell me your truth. Does it get stuck on your tongue?
On the backs of your teeth?
Does it hurt as it passes your lips?
Can you hold my gaze…

I don’t know if panic is heavy in the traditional sense,
but it can drop like a rock
and burn to the touch -
a…

the human list of fears
is not short
nor is it rational, based on statistical possibilities
charted for their probability and the…

and what we choose to keep