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When I was six I was afraid of spiders
Not now
When I was eight I was scared of snakes
Then I saw a cat kill one
Then I was scared of cats
Still haven't quite gotten over that one
When I was twelve I was scared of heights,
Or better yet, unprotected edges.
Now I'm scared of losing
Not in a competitive way
I'm scared of losing people
Losing the people that I love most in this world
It's terrifying
Believe me, I know
When I was seven my dad told me he had cancer
And that if anything happened to him
I would have to be good and help my mom
When I was eight the cancer left
When I was 13 it came back
When I was 14 it got worse
Then I lost him
I'm still scared of those unprotected edges
Maybe it's the idea that if you slip
There is nothing there to catch you
No guard rail
No net
Nothing
You're just gone
I'm scared of death
I always will be
I'm scared of never coming back
But I'll get to see my dad
And that snake the cat killed, poor thing
And that's the reason life is valuable
Because it ends
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