TOUCHING TARANTULAS

A terrarium

called Life

overrun with

tarantulas.

This is what we see

when we put

paralysis between

us and the glass room.

Why not

chunk fear down

into nibby bits

we manage

a piece at a time.

The distance between

us and our phobias

disappears if we do,

along with our 

fear of fear.

When it does

maybe then we’ll venture

behind the glass,

march into the room,

and let the little beasties

cover us

from head to toe

and not care.