My father claimed me almost immediately.
like I was some sort of thing
he needed to get out of the way

my father claimed me roughly
his symbol above my head shine bright
like the sun
my skin glowed
I cried tears of light
my hair shimmered.

before that I though
the only fear came from monsters
I thought the only fear came from
evil things

now I know
it also comes from yourself
a huge portion of
'fear' comes from yourself

comes from how you see things

'Does my Daddy like me?'
'Where is Mom?'
'How can I get out of this alive?'
'Where is home?'
'Are they dead?'
'I can't go back.'
'Goodbye.'

being a throw away child like us
being a toss away
a simple
whoops-I-didn't-see-you-there child
like always ends up dying or
living long enough to see each other
Destroy something they love

that's fear

fear of being lost in the big blue world
that's fear
fear of losing the race of life and just
barely coming in second

that's fear