Mr. Fear
In this poem by Lawrence Raab, he talks about a conversation one might have with Mr. Fear. This poem means that when one is afraid they are wishing for something less dramatic to happen to them. They. or the reader would prefer a "small brown bat" to "death." The author is also saying that Mr. Fear follows us around just waiting to surprise us, the reader, with something awful and terrifying. "Let it fit in my pocket, let it fall through the hole in my pocket." The whole poem is about how the reader would rather have a small fear that can easily being pushed away rather than a large fear that could have a big impact on the readers life. Overall I think the theme of this poem is that you can never know what is going to happen next so you will just have to be prepared for whatever life throws at you.
And don't be afraid of it! Mr. Fear is waiting to get you, but he doesn't really have to be scary. :) Nice post.
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