Fear & Love

The opposite of love isn’t hate; it is fear

Heart Held, mixed media, art & photo by Michelle Thall

Fear is real;

denial only becomes it.

Own the fear,

expose it,

name it,

let it take up some space.

Shed some light,

(scarier in the dark!)

and examine it inside-

out.

Strive to know it

perhaps transpose it

talk it out

rid it of power.

Be gentle and

WAIT!

Waiting is so hard!

YES, and

acting from fear is harder.

A journey

launched in fear

misleads,

deceives true hearts,

creating illusions,

treachery…

the body hurries on

mission-driven

but the soul

sleeping beauty

forsaken.

Rather be still

seek a nugget of delight