Fire, Landslides, & Bears

 

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“But to fear is one thing. To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another.”

 ~Katherine Paterson

Seven days I worried long and seven days the wheel stayed true

my mind flipped and reeled down gravel roads

but knees and elbows stayed clear of any wounds

my eyes see a danger that this world says is just not there

my heart wants so bad to believe it

but my mind remembers fires landslides and bears

vulnerable and uncertainty are like papercuts with alcohol upon my hands

and I can’t forget the sting or the dash in all my plans

the plane flies too high and the ocean spans too deep

this life is full of risks and near misses

and its earthly gift is not one we get to keep

for seven days I worried long and seven days the baby never cried

maybe one day I will learn to see through faith’s maroon glasses

and take the bandana of fear off my nervous eyes!