by Lara Giulia
do what gives you gut-wrenching anxiety
what you are scared of most
that makes you feel as if you’d pass out
the lump in your throat
the cold sweat
the hollow of your stomach
the shaking hands
because eventually what makes you feel all that are things worth leaping for
leap for it – jump even – because there is a “maybe this will work out” right in front of you
you cannot pray to catch the train and then not make a run for it
things worth having don’t come easy
the lump in your throat
the cold sweat
the hollow of your stomach
the shaking hands
reminders that this life is real, that the risk is real, that the reward could be real
would you be scared if you didn’t want it in the first place?
would you even feel
the lump in your throat
the cold sweat
the hollow of your stomach
the shaking hands
if it wouldn’t be worth leaping for
© Lara Giulia 2023-08-28