FEAR

He's running. Tries to ignore the
fear
clawing within him.
Pretends to be cool,
confident, like he owns the world.
Fear
deep inside his heart.
Hiding it from everyone else.
How much longer can he run?
Until he's caught, until
another man's revenge
has squeezed the last bit
of life out of him. The cold
hands of a tormented man
grasping his neck, not
wanting to let go.
Fear.

Arnaud wakes from his dream.
Wipes the sweat off his face,
grateful that no one
is around to see his secret
fear.