Sword

Another day
When a sword
Hangs over my head

Another day
When I’m afraid
To even leave my bed

Another day
To face a world
Full of trouble and strife

Another day
When anxiety
Could overtake my life

Another day
When I can wait
To see a hopeful sign

Another day
I can embrace
And make a friend of mine

Another day
When I can lie
In bed, hopelessly curled

Another day
To smile and say
All is right with the world

Another day
What surprises
Will this one beget?

Another day
Will it make
A hero of me yet?

I nustn’t fear
The jagged sword
Or the slender thread

I must learn
To swallow the sword
That hangs over my head

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