I Freeze Up

I freeze up when I walk outside at night and the darkness envelopes me with dark shadows. My chest tightens as fear grips my skin and drags it in to my lungs. My breathing grows shallow as dark shadows loom in the night.

A step closer and what will it bring? Ghosts, goblins, or creatures of the night? A tingling sensation tugs at my legs and weakens my resolve to venture into to the unknown. Before I know it all sensation is gone and my wooden legs are immobile. My helplessness consumes me when I hear a howl in the distance.

As I begin to retreat, the porch light clicks on and the shadows dissolve. I realize my fear of the darkness––all the things I cannot see––makes me freeze up when I venture out at night. A courageous soul I am until all is dim. A bright probing light I will take with me the next time I venture out in to the darkness.

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