the former or the latter?

By Asta

you could waver, but maybe it's only a flutter.

you could shake violently, but maybe you're really just swaying like a dandelion.

you could be hauling louder than a pack of wild dogs, but maybe you're actually just singing a tune amongst songbirds.

you could feel your thumping heart ready to blackhole your life in a fraction of a second... maybe, gosh, maybe that's a soft pulsing that creates ripples of courage and solidarity.

you could be soaked in a pool of untimely tears, freezing a ghastly moment trapped by the vastness of the milky way.

but honestly, that's only rose water engulfing you, moving you, lighting you as you walk towards a magical world undreamt of. Maybe.

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