Fear runs like water
dripping loudly in silence
sliding down with a shiver
or washing up in waves to fill.
Love meshes like cheese
hidden in a cottage, in pieces
flat and smooth with symmetry
or old, but colorful and scented.
Hate blows like wind
hard lashes that you know
pushing steadily for always
or the quiet breezes that do the most damage.
Kindness seeps in like snow
brushing up softly and quietly
kids know best the joy of it
blanketing everything, white and pure.
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