Trepidation
Egg Tempera POEM
TREPIDATION
Children move cautiously
Particularly if Black
Under the guarded eyes
Of those sworn to protect
Against the unseen
Lurking below the surface
Like a water’s calm
Overhead ominous clouds
Prelude to a storm
Not forecasted
But anticipated
In ways well known
By those on guard
Trepidation is by default
TREPIDATION
Children move cautiously
Particularly if Black
Under the guarded eyes
Of those sworn to protect
Against the unseen
Lurking below the surface
Like a water’s calm
Overhead ominous clouds
Prelude to a storm
Not forecasted
But anticipated
In ways well known
By those on guard
Trepidation is by default