The “F” word by Sheryl
My middle finger
Is exhausted.
I brought it up way too many times.
My vocabulary is blotted by it,
my thoughts are flooded by it.
There are more words I know,
Which begins with the
letter “F”.
Like “Fear” and “Freedom”,
One gained at the cost of the other.
I fear the certainty of my breath
for it’s always a step towards the uncertainty
of a life.
If life was certain,
It wouldn’t give me freedom.
Freedom of choice,
Freedom of life.
And the fear of silence.
-Sheryl-
