The Dominating Fear

This is what entails when you let the fear of a certain small creature dominate your life:

1. Every little noise strikes fear into your heart. Even the sound of the fridge breathing makes you jump out of your skin in terror while almost giving you a heart attack.

What Do You Mean?

if it's meant to be
by any means
you'll get beyond
a mere mean

yet the means to get there
is no mean feat
making the deal
mean so much
more meaningful
and less meaningless