where where went

fear the human who doesn’t want a job

fear the mother who doesn’t have children

fear the money that has no end

fear the need to fear

fear the the millions of people who do not fear

but live for the money or the children or job

which they start describing as what they do

which is no more than fear

and hope it doesn’t show

nothing would be scarier

*

i ask what i

could’ve done more

and i realize that it is not my fault

for your faults

and that makes me sadder yet

for i couldn’t

can’t still

be with you

when you weren’t you

or perhaps

when you were you

at your fullest

moving away from me

and what i ask

like

where are you

are you coming

i am here home

waiting for you