The Concept of Fears
By: Alfred Symon
What do I fear?
I fear antelopes,
Flint roads,
Three-bean soups,
Wild Tarantulas,
Gorgonzola Cheese,
Monosodium Chloride,
Seafood Enchilada,
Paper dolls singing Soprano,
Monkey-eating eagles,
People who give away brochures,
Knights who rescue sleeping damsels,
Indians who dance above flames,
Corrosive chemical acids,
The words: Peter, Piper and Pepper
Large Mariposa butterflies,
Eerie wardrobes hidden in some room,
Mousy cloaks that grant invisibility,
Dogs who love to eat pizza and hate ghosts,
Fairy tales concerning “hair spun from of gold”
And most especially,
Albanians
Why do I fear?
I fear because
When I see these
Many, many things, my heart might
Tingle wildly,
Vibrate like a transistor,
Radiate like bio-hazard fluids,
Ready to explode like a bomb,
Burst into confetti,
Loose in a mystifying forest,
Run away towards the sunset,
Meet its one, true love,
Fly to the stars riding Apollo 14,
Dance Michael Jackson’s Thriller,
Learn how to play the ocarina
And join the Bremen musicians,
Visit its grandmother while wearing
A blood red cloak
And most especially,
It might stop beating
The only thing to fear
Is fear itself
Said someone whom,
Until now,
I do not remember
Well, yes, he may be correct
But what I see of people who are
Afraid,
Terrified
And fearful
Is bravery
I believe that the true concept
Of fear is to accept it
As they show their bravery
By knowing their true fears
Remember my words, my friend
And you will go through
Life with the courage fear has given you
(This may mean I need to face
Those *gulp* Albanians…)
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