Juggernaut

Describes overcoming nervousness and fear.

Juggernaut

The pressure, it squeezes

like two gathering walls

closing up my breathing space.

Two white hot walls,

that ignite my forehead.

and distort my thoughts,

that spin into a kaleidoscope that is fear,

confusion of who's and what's,

nervousness and doubt.

 

Not walking onto a stage,

with a blackened audience,

faces bright with Nikon flashes.

Your life too flashes, and sprints,

before your

   frantic eyes.

but the dark audience can't see, and claps politely all the same.

No. Instead of that, which is easy, it's more like

walking onto a stage,

every face in the audience, you can see

But you're the only one in their vision.

They can critique your every move. Every stray hair,

every stumbled word and when you trip over your feet.

They'll know it,

                    like a dog they can sense your fear.

If they bite you, your world tumbles down in front of your eyes.

Your Pressure, Your Juggernaut.

 

It all culminates to this, it can all happen

in one of two ways, while reactions and

rehearsed criticisms and praises play in your head.

One way or the other. The best way,

your dreams fulfilled. Or utter failure,

and your long planned hopes ripped into rags,

like the ones you wear.

Breathe in through your nose, but not your mouth,

don't be greedy.  Or you might breathe in

and taste on your

                   greedy tastebuds

the sweat rolling off your back, the unceasing

churning of your stomach,

the cool wind

making a fever on your burning forehead,

and then you'll fall apart at the seams. From the pressure,

the Juggernaut.

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[Ed Hart]

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