My Fear is a Snake

Regina Jade

My fear does not send me flying on racing feet.

My fear does not ready me for battle with iron fists.

When a stranger approaches from behind

In the darkness of a deserted parking lot

My fear is a snake

That winds itself about my spine

Coils around my neck like a lover

And sinks its paralyzing fangs deep inside

Until

I

Can’t

Move.

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My fear does not send me flying on racing feet.

My fear does not ready me for battle with iron fists.

When a stranger approaches from behind

In the darkness of a deserted parking lot

My fear is a snake

That winds itself about my spine

Coils around my neck like a lover

And sinks its paralyzing fangs deep inside

Until

I

Can’t

Move.

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Regina Jade

Regina Jade is an Asian American writer and poet. She loves chocolate, custard tarts, and cats. In her spare time, she can be found trawling the depths of libraries for new books to add to the to-be-read pile, which never seems to get any smaller. Her recent work appears in Eucalyptus & Rose Literary Magazine, A Coup of Owls, Warning Lines Mag, and Havok, and is also featured in an anthology titled “Imaginary Creatures” from Carnation Books.

www.reginajade.com

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