the thing is
fear is not love, of course!
it's stronger than love, more pervasive
it soaks the world we project and inhabit
it's alive in the locked door, the furtive smile
the brisk pace, the instinctual need to hold on
it's all ruled by fear
hate isn't the absence of love nor the presence of anger
but rather the multiplication of fear
the need to live with safety nets
and hold on to that which no longer fits
all of that is fear
and all of that is mold on the walls of what could be love.
it's stronger than love, more pervasive
it soaks the world we project and inhabit
it's alive in the locked door, the furtive smile
the brisk pace, the instinctual need to hold on
it's all ruled by fear
hate isn't the absence of love nor the presence of anger
but rather the multiplication of fear
the need to live with safety nets
and hold on to that which no longer fits
all of that is fear
and all of that is mold on the walls of what could be love.