Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Fear

fear of the past
fear of the future
fear of the dark
or fear of failure

fear of God
fear of success
fear of the unknown
or fear of illness

fear of reactions
fear of pain
fear of the outcome
fear of change

fear of monsters
fear of insecurity
fear of knowledge
and responsibility

fear of lost control
fear of aging
fear of not being good enough
fear of losing

fear of consistancy
fear of ones enemies
fear of what you've seen
fear of consuming calories

fear of crime
fear of winning
fear of death
and fear of living

fear of blood
fear of fat
fear of what you feel
fear of mice and rats

fear of what you've heard
fear of eating
fear of yourself
or waking up tomorrow morning

what's the scariest thing in the whole world?

nothing

If One Day....

if one day
you should find me
lying on the floor
unconscious and not breathing
without a pulse or a heartbeat
- -
i'm sorry
- -
if one day
you should find me
dead
lying in a puddle of my own blood
- -
i'm sorry
- -
if one day
you should find me
hanging
literally, at the end of my rope
- -
i'm sorry
- -
if one day
the police should come to the door
to tell you they've found my body
on the train tracks
or on the highway
or floating in the lake
and i'm gone
- -
i'm sorry
- -
but-
if one day
you should find me
smiling and laughing
wearing short sleeves
or a bathing suit
and there aren't any scars
- -
please take a picture
- -
so that i can look at it and know
that dreams really can come true