fear

i remember
searching for this
not finding
empty hands
looking so hard
to find this
before it found me
only to find
that it was right in front
staring, eye to eye
close enough to touch.
of course i did
of course i looked right past it
overlooked it
looked away
i knew there was something
if only one thing
and here it is.
shake my hand
my the best man win.