knocking on anxiety's door

  never been taught what to do

  grit between your fingers

  smell of smoke

  sun melting ice

  a faucet leaking

  the ghost of a centipede

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  wriggling down your spine

  fables told once

  but never again

  the chromatic scale

  a bird, a bull, a mountain

  a silver bullet, cold on your palm

  dreaming of places you've never been

  places you'll never be

  but a part of you still remains

  living in a paper house

  waiting for a smile

  you can't trust everyone, but you can trust me.

  you wouldn't survive a minute without me.

  the moment you open one door

  another one

  closes