Love my Fear
If there’s one thing I could explain,
It would be the flinch and cry
How I feel like I’m going to die
The irrational touch that goes through skin
Shocks the nerves, quakes the mind
And rattles the heart
Like love is never close by.
I love the world, and I’ve swam in life
I’ve tripped the light fantastic
And picked electric daisies from the sky.
I’ve felt true powerlessness in the beat
Of last breaths slipping away in my arms,
Or a human mind fighting like an animal
Against tainted perceptions of itself.
I fear, despite all I’ve felt before,
My shock of emotions remain a mystery
Irrational in every breathing sense.
Fingers touch me to the core
Precious loving stifles frantic breaths
Tender touches of lips come to stray
And can’t avoid the traps that steal away
To trammel in the roots of my quaking being.
I wish to say I’ll stop it some way
It is my dream to disentangle
This Gordian knot that beats with blood.
I can only wish as I work,
That you can love my fear
I have no where to go alone
So please stay with me and listen.
I’m too afraid to give my weakness voice,
But I’m on my knees to beg you, please,
Please stay here.
I untie this knot for you,
So please love my beating fear.
Jennifer said,
March 27, 2010 at 7:17 am
This is a powerful piece of art. You’ve pumped out some good, honest poetry before that was moving but this… this one just tremors with emotion and movement.
Bravo!