Fear
A Basic Instinct
I can recall when we were afraid of monsters,
hiding under our beds;
gathering our body___ in the shape of a ball;
fearing that if a leg got astray,
and hung across the edge of the bed;
the monster might have a nibble and then
we are done for____
but there has to be a point, that we cannot recall;
where we stuck out unwillingly, or forgetfully,
and the moment those feet landed;
nothing happened except the thump of our impact.
There must be a point when we decided to lean enough,
to have a peek down,
staring into the abyss____ that gathered itself in a small corner,
like a small family of four;
the truth is; we never deliberately tried to outgrow those fears,
we never wanted to rise above them_____to confront the absurdity,
that blanketed our fears;
or to burden our feeble souls with the austerity of freedom;
it just happened when we got tired,
or when we had more things to worry about
or more fears to harbor
