“I’m scared.” I declare to my empty apartment. I’ve been scared since last summer.
It’s hot in my bedroom. The warm air seeps in through the 100 year old windows. I’m scared. I put on my fiercest perfume. The one that clung to me through my last romance and through my first year at my grown up job. I haven’t worn her since before I moved last October. I retired her after a comment from a coworker I took too personally. I suppose I can’t expect everyone to enjoy lavender and orange blossom. It’s too warm for pajamas. I’m stripped to my black undergarments, lying atop my purple bedding. And now I’m stalling.
I’m scared. I’m regretting comparing myself to Jesus after the last time I argued with my family. I took an extra green pill. The only way around my fear is through. I know it’s my duty to use the intense emotions I have been gifted for something important. I am afraid when I finish writing this I will cease to exist.
The visions that started last summer only grow stronger. The tightness in my chest too.
God, is there a way to bring about great change without death?
I think of the quote I read somewhere “only love and death can change all things.”
I’ll let you know if I wake in the morning. If so, this lesson is for me and I promise to not waste it. If not, it’s for you.