man's natural state is fear
certainly those who clutch religion
certainly those who cling childhood
and those using “man's” to mean
human's
but fear:
is an awareness
a truth, a motivator, a life preserver
a consciousness, a sense of being,
a reminder
is a contradiction
fearing alone, fearing hordes
fearing loss, fearing gain
fearing love, fearing hate
is a struggle
relief from pain is an unexpected joy
something you can't know if you don't
fear
something you can't fear if you don't
know
is not cowardice
cowardice is not knowing
a state of being unnatural
inhuman.
death is the ultimate fear
but why do we fear life
we are the living dead
and death is our reality
yet we linger still in morbidity
and can't cope with immortality
because that's overwhelming
the heart could not endure
and in fearing, in living, in being
we are humbled and satiated
as our little secret is everyone fears
so why not us
