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Fear keeps no track of the statistical likelihood
That the boogeyman\u2019ll getcha.
It doesn\u2019t listen to arguments against itself.
It mortifies with mights,
It incarcerates with coulds,
It what-ifs you till you\u2019re stiff
Till you\u2019re droned by don\u2019ts
Remote-controlled with can\u2019ts
Security-fenced with fright.
Fear\u2019s a fever of the imagination,
Extra heartbeats of anticipation
Leading to anti-participation.
Fear makes you crazier than safer,
Not worth the
\n protection you pay for.
Fear\u2019s what you feel about what you don\u2019t know
That prevents you from knowing.
Gangsters won\u2019t go to the
\n woods for fear of the deer,
Lumberjacks won\u2019t go to the city for fear of the gangsters.
Fear makes you vote for politicians
Who are scarier than what you\u2019re afraid of.
Fright starts wars
That are scarier than what started the fight.
But the thing that\u2019s gonna getcha
You can\u2019t predict, I\u2019m gonna betcha.
So next time fear thump-thumps under your bed,
Next time fear gets a hold of your head,
Stare it down with a frown,
Flush it down till it drowns,
Laugh its ass off
And kiss it goodbye.\n
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JIM BURKLO<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
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