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Anticipating bad news

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The phone rings 

Stomach in knots

A butterfly's heaven 

Palm sweats 

As the voice cracks 

Anticipation 

Plagued by dark thoughts 

The distance 

Makes every phone call 

Difficult to bear 

Out of fear 

Your mind races

Your heart paces 

Deep down a sigh of relief

Is waited upon 

With bated breath 

Thoughts of death 

Expelled 

When the voice 

On the other end of the line

Is one happy 

And familiar in tone

A life lived like this 

With the anticipation of bad news

Isn’t worth the breathe 

Expelled every morning 

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The Immortal Wize says:

My mom use to say that she held her breath when ever her phone rung at a certain hour, this speaks to that kind of beating heart so poetically.
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2b2b2 says:

Well Crafted Share....indeed life can have ya on edge, on the outside, but controlling how we feel inside is most certainly a cure all...ONE
 

poetunleashed says:

@Wize Dom... thank you for that comment and we can all relate to having fear when u get phone calls at certain hours that are unusual
 

poetunleashed says:

@2b2b2- thank you and life has a way of keeping you in check at times

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