Addressing Human Fear

Posted on by Reena Saxena

Shed fears like you shed clothes.

I’m compelled to be a shark
to protect myself from a whale
and nibble on baby crocodiles
They swallow smaller fish;
Their bellies are not
where I want to be

We sail in the same boat
of self-defence

Quadrille at dVerse

20 thoughts on “Addressing Human Fear”

  4. Reena, I really like the line “Their bellies are not / where I want to be”—it feels both vulnerable and defiant. The whole poem seems to navigate that blurry space between fear and survival instinct in such a sharp, honest way.

    ~David

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