Why are we

frightened

of the ridiculous?

***

Perhaps,

horror movies,

and

ghost stories

have warped our sense

of what is truly

frightening in this

world

***

For instance,

in real-life,

a skeleton cannot 

harm you.

In that wise,

there is no

reason to be

frightened of

a skeleton.

***

Unless you see

one is

walking toward

you.

Now, that is a

whole other thing.

***

And you should

probably run.

***

And, friend,

it doesn’t matter if

when you look

back you notice

that the skeleton

is only walking

in a casual way,

or, maybe has even

stopped at a

drinking fountain

***

You need to run

anyway.

***

There is no

telling how

relentless

a skeleton

might be. 

***

Do skeleton’s

tire easily?

Hell, I don’t know.

***

Instead of looking

to me for answers,

maybe you need to

ask yourself,

What did I do to piss off this skeleton?

And while you’re

doing that —

keep running.

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