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      January 12, 2019When You’re Afraid…Gregory Orr

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      When you’re afraid
      You’re afraid
      Of something.
      When you dread,
      It’s Nothing
      That you dread
      (so the philosopher
      said).
      Nothing
      Can be
      Terrifying.
      But don’t get
      Confused: a blank
      Page in the Book
      Isn’t Nothing.
      It’s something
      Waiting to happen,
      It’s the beloved
      Holding her breath,
      Hoping you’ll write or call.

      from #24 - Winter 2005

      Gregory Orr

      “I apologize if these words seem really simple or simplistic, but to me when you read a poem that really, really moves you, you get both hope and courage from it. You really do. I know these words are hard to work with, because they sound naive. But they’re not naive, they’re fundamental. I think when I read a poem that deeply moves me, that feels beautiful and moving, I feel as though I’ve been given more courage to live.”

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