A LETTER FROM FEAR

I got a letter from fear

In a crisp brown envelop

It wasn’t in the post

It was slipped under the door

And why did fear slip a letter under the door?

Why did it not knock, bang or break the door

Fear creeps in from crevices

Like little geckos from splintered walls

So I read the letter

It said tomorrow will not come

Because the sun will be held hostage

It said tomorrow will not come

Because my heart could fail

It said tomorrow will not come

Because my health could fail

It said tomorrow will not come

Because the world could go up in a bubble of flames

It was a long letter

Awry, scary like an unending horror movie

It said what if gravity ceased

And there was no friction

That every place will crash

And the orbit of the earth will be overrun

But I squeezed the letter and sent it to the trash can

The sun is shinning

Even when its night here, the sun is shining elsewhere

The sun always shines

It’s not always night

Even at night the moon glows

So I said..

It’s just a letter

And I’m still here

It’s just a letter

And I can write one too

So I chose to write …

That the wind will blow

I will breathe fresh air

I will love the greenery

I will lie on the sea shore

And watch the ships stroll by

I will be bold like the sailors horn

And sturdy like the sailors anchor

I will look at fear in the eye and ask where are you now?