Fear

Fear is struggling to escape a frozen lake while you're alone.

It's the long run home as your clothes freeze and your body
numbs.

Fear is a wreck, and you're paralyzed.

It is watching your friend bleed while you can't help him.

Fear is being on fire. Hopelessy, your arms flail.

Fear is seeing what you look like after.

Fear is fading away while on the operating table,

It is seeing the flare of the muzzle just before impact,

It is waiting for a son hours late on a Saturday night,

Fear is trying to breath air into a cold, lifeless body.