Poem - fear

[the_downtrodden]

what is there to fear
in the dark
in the night?

is it spirits
shades of those come before me
seeking my death?
is it demons
come to steal away
with my soul?
is it beasts
that would render me
with tooth and claw?

it would be a better death
to those come before me
than to those before me now.
it would be better
that my soul be taken in hate
than given in vain.
and it would be a better end
torn limb from limb, bloody
than eaten hollow, alive.

no
i think it is you
i should fear

-K'Har-El