When fear comes a-knocking
There’s sure to be talking
About what could’ve, should’ve, would’ve
Been better, safer, cheaper.
When Fear arrives beside us,
All our doubts mount and ride us
Into an unknown world that grows
Darker, wider, deeper.
When Fear goes unshackled,
Pain and anger raise their hackles
On our backs as hearts close tight,
And we become Fear’s keeper.
When fear thrives inside us,
Hope is still cloaked beside us,
Waiting in goodness and kindness,
Encouraging truth-seekers.
The truth is your witness,
Your sword and your fitness
Against fear and its doubt.
Let the truth knock it out.
Find the good that surrounds us,
Nurtures us and binds us.
Good people, good deeds, good thoughts remind us
To always look beyond and beside and behind us.
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