Fear knows your name
It is born the same day as you
Fear knows your name
It nestles in the wind that follows you
Fear does not know your actions
It is behind you and reacts to you
Fear does not know your actions
It is subject to the whimsy and truth of you
Fear sometimes wins
If you let it guide your steps for you
Fear sometimes wins
If you do not acknowledge the subtle moves it makes for you
The moments for fear are seldom needed by you
The moments for fear are sometimes real for you
The moment you acknowledge fear has decided for you
Is the moment fear fears it might lose to you
Once we decided all differently
In the background
In the shadows of instinct
Now we can decide for ourselves
Gene G. McLaughlin 2013