I stopped fearing you
the day you started smiling at me.
Why?  No, not pride.
I swallowed that with whiskey
and spat it out time and again
many years ago. Stupidity?
I hope not. Maybe just a bit
of the lizard part of my brain,
but not the flight half.
I'm simply tired of running
and fighting seems like a
much better way to go.  So,
hello and welcome to my show.
Reap when you are ready.
I'll not weep.

r ~ 28Feb14