living in the age of fear

note to FEAR:
I shall not court you
you fancy harlot
you might have me
for a single night
but not forever
…I won’t submit
to your fantasies
or your vision

OR

your voyeuristic
fantasies
or your poor
choice of television
channels
you grand dame
of the opera,
please
let me select
the time of my
own
demise.