I will call it by its name.
I will not be afraid of it.
I will not fear that naming it
gives it power

I will not accept the ruse
that hiding it
could work in my favor,
I will not cringe around, masking my fear
that it may snake around and bite.
No. I will face it head on,
for it has no power

It is time for me to understand battle,
to array all of truth on my side
and not grant hidden force or mystery to evil,
but lay it bare and let it shrivel in the light.

©Wendy Mulhern
April 24, 2018