It starts out tiny like
a bare whisper
which is a terrible thing
because sometimes you don’t quite hear it
until it’s nearly a roar
a rolling rumbling
roar
the sensation inside is like
a squeezing
a gripping
in your belly
and it sort of creeps upwards
from there
until your whole insides
are too tight
you choke on your breath
and can’t even swallow your food
it’s a little bit of sadness
a lot of fear
and even more nothing
and the nothing
is the scariest part
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