Prompt: write a poem that starts with a command.
“Fear not,” the verse implores me
the voice of deity
speaking to the troubled soul
speaking, in fact, to me
“Fear not,” I read as comfort
but take not as a command
for how could I abide it
given all that is at hand?
“Fear not,” my God requires
live faithful in His glory
trust that He is mighty to save
the author of this story