The Letters of the Word Fear

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The Letters of the Word Fear

Today’s prompt (optional, as always) asks you to write a poem about a particular letter of the alphabet, or perhaps, the letters that form a short word. Doesn’t “S” look sneaky and snakelike? And “W” clearly doesn’t know where it’s going! Think about the shape of the letter(s), and use that as the take-off point for your poem. Need an example? Here is my down-and-dirty translation of Eduardo Galeano’s “The letters of the word AMOR”

The "F" has her arms extended,
the "E" is trying to catch her,
the "A" tries to shut her up,
the "R" reassures her and counsels.

Most of the letters of FEAR lead to healing, while a loud minority tries to silence.

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