Clown Car of Camaraderie

If I was in a
confessional,
I would say

forgive me,
Creator of
All That Is,
for I have
sinned.

I have made you
into a stern
and frightful
parent,
carrying a rod,
lest you spoil
this errant
child.

I have feared
you,
which I
twisted into
fear of the
Unknown,
the great
Killer of
Curiosity,
and the Builder
of Stone Walls
to contain
my fear of
other people.

Please forgive me.

All you have
desired is
to be a Celestial
Ringmaster,

introducing me
to the
fear-smothering
Flying Circus
of Amazement
and Amusement,

with special
appearances
by my
friends and neighbors,
who want
nothing more
than to
invite me
to come out
from behind
my walls
and
join them in
their Clown Car
of Camaraderie,
as we speed
into
The Mystery.

(Photo by Ashly Araya; UnSplash)