It’s a typical night for me
Fear takes hold
Threatens to take my air
Ties my body in knots
And leaves me sleepless
Just once I’d like to have
Sleep find me easily
Tensions leave me relaxed
And breathing to be routine
I dream of that day
My anxieties don’t rule me
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Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – typical
She held the phone tightly and said, “I will meet you, but it has to be in public like at City Central Café. I am off at two o’clock, so how about two thirty?” She paused and you could see the tension growing in her posture. Her entire body was stiff and still. “Okay, see you then. Yeah, I know that.”
Jennifer hung up the phone and speaking out loud to no one, she said, “Sure you still love me. You just want to control me! God I have been such a fool!” She grabbed her bag, leaving for work.
(100 words)
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – central https://fivedotoh.com/2020/06/04/fowc-with-fandango-central/
Leigha Robbins 