All We See Is Our Fears Poem by David McDonald

All we see is our fears.
I fear the absence of love. All I see is the absence of love.
I do not see her pain from absent loves.

I fear rejection. All I see is rejection.
I fear being irrelevant. Unimportant.
I have not seen what is relevant and important to her.

I fear not being wanted. All I see is being unwanted.
I do not see what she wants.

I fear losing her. All I see is losing her.
I do not see what she has lost.