the taste of fear

like right beside the heart

next to the love

underneath the joy

there is where there is fear

Fear need not be bad

it need not instill with it

the hate that bites

into the soul

taste the fear

learn how it feels

and smells

and when the day is done

know the fear

accept it

embrace the colors of it

when fear becomes

a friend rather than a foe

then the joy

and the love

tastes all the sweeter