Fear of flossing bloody gums into a filthy sink. Fear of dentists. Fear of noises in the hallway, out the window, down the alley. Fear of eviction. Fear of day. And night. Fear of doors - when they are slammed. Fear of chirping birds. Flat bells from ringing church. Fear I won’t hear when it is time. Fear of gas leak. Fear of sirens. Fear of sharks. Fear of men. Fear of gorillas. Fear of Godzilla. Fear of killer whales. Fear of bedbugs, fleas, lice. Fear of doing laundry. Fear of the elevator. Fear of drains, fear the basement, fear motion sensitive lights. Fear the phone ringing in the middle of the night
Who would call at this hour? People fear of me, I wonder - am I all that terrible? Are they thinking I'm not human? They sit next to me, than they get back up and walk away. I am their chirping bird, flat church bell, their Godzilla – I am the phone ringing in the night