fear #3…

loneliness
that lingers
soon
becomes 
the fear
that
love
shall never
return

 

 

fear #1…

the eyes
reveal
that fear
is
the awareness 
of
death’s
arrival

 

 

dark opalescence…

when tragedy comes
a darkness comes with it
shrouding life with fear 
the blackness conceals the paths
that one needs to find

growing up with death…

the young don’t fear death
its face is so familiar
just an old neighbor
who comes into other’s lives
unseen as their visitor 

 

 

dark damp ground…

leading a walk
through
the rainforest
the naturalist
said
it’s always
the one thing
you fear most
that shows up
during these walks
be it poisonous
bugs
or
snakes
and
sure enough
loudly strolling
through
the forest floor
an off course
politician

zealots…

shrouded in hate
a life in fear
fear of revealing
that beneath
the layers of disdain
lies
an empty life
with
only
hate
to protect it
from
being recognized
as
a fearful fraud
destined
for
an unknown
grave

seeking shelter…

these visits to childhood
lucid robust dreams
grow longer each day
hiding from pain somewhere safe
till death’s ollie ollie come in free

 

flying lessons…

those who touch the sky
are those who dream without fear
and soar above hate

 

midnight torment…

night embraces you
in cloth of hidden shadows
with sequin street lights
pulsing through the growing fog
sanctuary for nightmares
moments unwanted
making you conscious of death
and unable to sleep

 

untethered…

when hope is removed
night has no daylight edges
only endless fear