Path to Purgatory

my greatest fear
is having a greatest fear
holding me back from what I love
I'm not above that traumatising
nameless anxiousness
is a part of surviving
there's always space
in the grave for the brave
the path to purgatory
is paved with dumb intentions
injury is the bastard of invention
and if you see me standing
at the door afraid to go
I hope you know
I won't be home tomorrow
just give me a little bravery to borrow
it don't take much
just a word
or a thought
or a touch

~ ~ ~

April 21, 2025
Outram, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6371 of my daily journal.