Fear rest deeply

And deep set

In the hidden places of childhood

Were the walls run red in dream?

The river’s marrow

Washed the roots

Soothed them still

Held the fear under

Strength in alienation

You buried the remnants of God devoured

In the water

And the years flowed freely

The vessel was adorned

Its adornments blossomed

And from the bottom of the river

Came back fear

All that was beautiful

Was fleeting

All that sustained

Was finite

The river itself endless

Though only in dilution to the sea

The fear with it

Buried in the darkest waters