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Would you be brave?

Awkward Author · 2015-10-12 14:57:25

When the fear came, it was dark, intense and cold. Despite my bravado I shrank beneath its touch, willing that I would be braver. Like heroes in fables, who steadied their stance and puffed their chests with brazen chins stuck out against the icy breeze. But I was just man and death had an immortal hold over me, over…

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12-10-2015 3:57pm

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When the fear came, it was dark, intense and cold. Despite my bravado I shrank beneath its touch, willing that I would be braver. Like heroes in fables, who steadied their stance and puffed their chests with brazen chins stuck out against the icy breeze. But I was just man and death had an immortal hold over me, over everyone. No, I would not "go gentle into that good night." I would cower and fear in the same way as every intelligent man would, and pray that death could not see me hiding in its shadows today.

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