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they
T͟Hā/
pronoun
1. used to refer to two or more people or things previously mentioned or easily identified.

Only.. Not always so easily
I'm scared...
I'm frightened...
I'm...
I don't know what I am.
Uneasy?
Nervous?
Anxious..
I don't know.
But I know I'm something.
A word that describes all of the above.

You could ask me why
But you don't have to.
I'll tell you anyway.
I'm afraid of they.
Because you see...
I have a possession.
Not an item, but something I hold very close to me.
And the other thing is that...
they
Could mean anything.
People.
Bad things.
Things that I don't like.
Things that torment my mind.

I can't keep my possession away from things.
I can only warn "it" of the dangers.
The dangers maybe I fear,
But that "it" doesn't.
I fear them.
they.
Because they can be kept a secret.
Do I distrust my possession?
Of course not.
It is the most valued thing I have.

And that is exactly why.
Why I'm afraid.
And uneasy.
And "all of the above."
Because I'm scared of the day.
The day
they
might take her away.

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⏰ Last updated: Mar 07, 2015 ⏰

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