Live

As much as Fear tries

to generate drama and excitement

when he arrives,

he is actually the most

boring party-crasher imaginable.

He has but one song:

a shrinking tune

with a repetitive chorus.

A six-armed beast,

with two hands

over your ears,

two over your eyes,

the final two

over your mouth,

his chorus is this:

♫If you’ll see no mercy,

hear no grace,

and speak no love,

it’ll feel like you’re completely

in control, and you’ll never

have to do anything

that makes you uncomfortable.♫

Here’s the thing:

if you let this song woo you

into its deceitful trance,

you won’t have to worry

about dying, ‘cause you’ll never

have a chance to live.

Photo by Holly Jenkins Williams

© 2015 Todd Jenkins