Fear

An insidious disease

No known vaccine exists

Unleashed by those

Who use it

As a blunt weapon

To shatter resistance.

 

When

The bravest person is

Temporary paralyzed

Or worse

By their exposure.

 

As rational thought

Become the first causality

To die.

 

Forcing some people

To move even deeper

Into the closet of denial

For self-protection.

 

Losing themselves

Within a world of pain

And dark shadows

Which consumes the soul.

 

Hope is

A dangerous word

But necessary

In this war.

Author's Note

Originally written August 22, 2014.