Fear.

Every day & night I experience fears. Big fears. Small fears.  Is that a person in my room or just a shadow on the wall?  Is someone following me?  Or is my imagination running amok again?  Did I see something move or are my eyes playing tricks again?

The biggest fear I face day and night isn’t the shadow from my jewelry box.  It’s not the car behind me.  It’s also not the slightest of movements that my eyes seem to catch only once the sun has settled in for the night.

No, my biggest fear is the worst kind of fear.  The kind of fear that I dread.  That sends me cowering under the covers.  The kind of fear that my heart could not take again.  My biggest fear is the fear of the loss of your love.  Your touch.  Your smile.  Your laugh.  For if I was to lose you?  I’d have nothing left for fear to take.

Written by: Lacy J. Duran

July 11, 2019