many times
i
have
been
afraid,
not
wanting
to
die.
tried
to no avail
to
crawl away
from
the
threatening
danger.
just wanting
to pull
my
legs
up
around
my chest
to lie there,
safe
and
all
curled
up.
12-23-1968
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