fear

there's nothing more frightening than fear
it will decimate a man
it will obsess a woman
each one living in their own private fear
nurturing themselves 

 children have fear
the ghosts in the basement
the attic of monsters
the clown underneath their bed
the vampire in the closet

women have more fear
not having that stripe every month
men fear for women
loss, ego death, decay
jobs and enigmas and garbage picking
walk into the office is enough fear 

sex is fear
release
bonding
no answers, only lust
sex releases fear for one tiny thump
back to normal
cigarette

nail-biting and neck itching
fear of not getting junk
naked lunch
forks
forks to mouth
food on them

fear of acceptance
fear to belong
fear of the brain
travels through the cortex into our soul
fear and trembling
fear and nothingness
a page in the back of the newspaper
the milk carton
the jail door
fear is about never leaving anything behind
the aliens, vikings and moors
the ottomans
fear of never existing
losing the battle

dream fear and loss
loathing
out of context
paranoid
find a way to the bathroom stall
fear of the toilet seat
fear of water
fear of lies

fears of scab picking
fears of spiders
animals, light, houses, medication
more fear
nothing but fear
always more
fear out of context
fear of being in
fear of being out

thus,
fear