Paper Men To Air Hopes And Fears

 The first speaker said
Fear fire.
 Fear furnaces
Incinerators, the city dump
The faint scratch of a match.
 

The second speaker said
Fear water.
 Fear drenching rain
Drizzle, oceans, puddles, a damp
Day and the flush toilet.
 

The third speaker said
Fear wind.
 And it needn't be
A hurricane.
 Drafts, open
Windows, electric fans.
 

The fourth speaker said
Fear knives.
 Fear any sharp
Thing, machine, shears
Scissors, lawnmowers.
 

The fifth speaker said
Hope.
 Hope for the best
A smooth folder in a steel file.

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