no doubt (two versions)

written as an assignment for Outpatient Mental Health

version one:

if I got rid of all the doubt
I've been nourishing all these years
I could let go and live without
this crippling and soul-choking fear
what will I use to replace the doubt?
real friends with real conversations
and anything my heart explores
through my rich imagination

version two

if I got rid of all the doubt
I've been nourishing all these years
I could let go and live without
this crippling and soul-choking fear
what will I use to replace the doubt?

what would work best of all?

consuming massive amounts

of drugs and alcohol