xxi. a guide in love

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how do you navigate love and resentment?
how do you get through love and distrust?
having a want—a need—for another person
and not being able to take that last step off
the cliff. tell me wise child who speaks of
courage as if it were ripened strawberries
instead of the poisonous fruit i see.
how do you disassemble the fear tainting
the five senses one needs to survive?
the fear which plagues me with warnings
that i might not be caught if i jump.
how do you disassemble it
and settle it to the side?

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