DEAR FEAR,

You ruined my life. You caused me so much pain, in so man guises. You stole from me, taking away my self-esteem and my pride in being the man I am. You stole years from my life. You wrenched life itself from out of my chest. You have taken away love and loves and destroyed my innocence when I was young.

I now want nothing more than to push you away. To see you stand, lonely and unforgiven by me, in the middle of a desert of sand. I will bring a shovel, take off my shirt and dig a deep hole to bury you in. And once I have shoved you to the bottom I shall hurriedly push back the sand, cover you up and let you die, screaming and tortured so you can hurt me no more.

I never again want to feel you breathing down my neck. I have no more use for you. None at all.