FEARLESS

I was never afraid of anything.

I didn’t know the meaning of fear.

I was known for my courage.

I’d make trouble disappear.

Always looking for adventure,

I was a bronc busting buckaroo.

I wrestled bears in the circus.

I tamed lions at the zoo.

I swam in the deepest oceans.

It was never a big deal.

I went face to face with a shark,

And lassoed him with an electric eel.

Nothing ever frightened me,

Until the day I made my sister mad.

Her face turned forty shades of red,

And I knew if I didn’t run, I was had.

I’m not afraid to tell you,

For the first time I knew fear.

My sister was coming after me,

Her bad intentions were clear.

I found a place to hide,

And that’s where I stayed.

A mad sister is scary,

A good reason to be afraid.

I was never afraid of anything.

I liked to live dangerously.

But facing my mad sister,

That’s too dangerous for me.

Michael D. Schafer

© March 13, 2013