Shadows of Fear

Dark, foreboding shadows

Linger, suffusing

Evening’s lack of light

They rise to surface,

Unbidden and unwanted,

Luring you to distraction,

The brink of no return.

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Against their unreality and

The ramifications

Imposed therein,

Fight with bated breath

To banish them away,

Dispersing them back

From whence they came.

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Breathe deeply.

With tactful tranquilization,

Illuminate the shadows

To secure comfort whilst

Obviating the darkness and

Narrowing the threat of

Impending doom.