The Rat of Fear

once more

         and then again

                        and yet again

with hungry bites

the rat of fear

left scores of holes

in what once was 

my fragile soul

 

I felt

a vague temptation

towards the dark

 

I knew too well

the danger of the trap

                                  I knew the cold

                                                          I knew the heat

I even thought

 I knew

       the little and the great

                        of some leftover

                            water color dreams

                                     I still may want

                                                      I still may try

                                                                  to paint someday

 

 

with effort

and

some little doubt

I closed my eyes

 

through dark

        through fear

                 through hope

                       through love

 

I prayed

once more

         and then again

                        and yet again

I prayed for wings

                           just simple wings

                                                           of light

 

Reviews

[Chris]

Thinking of the life experience noted in your "About Me" - this carried extraordinary meaning behind my eyes, especially the final seven lines and the last one you didn't write but that my mind put in place anyway.

Take care,
Chris

[David Scott]

Fly, yes fly over the "trappings of rats".

I enjoyed the honest introspective feel to this poem. The holes in your psyche, the willingness to go on and fight in the face of all adversities, all point to a champion of the human spirit.
Well done Petra.

[Petra Vlah]

Fear probably comes from the basic instinct of conservation and I am sure we all experienced it in different forms and to different degrees. In its most devastating forms, fear leads to depression, or it could be the other way around: depression may cause the paralyzing fears and create the monsters that are tormenting the soul.

[Sami Khalil]

The poem and the analogy of rats with fears were all great...Bravo...:)

[Petra Vlah]

Thank you Sami, always great to see you

[Sami Khalil]

My pleasure...Any time...:)

[Jack...]

Stunning, this poem was wonderful. I loved the format and the feel of this piece. Very nice.

[Petra Vlah]

Thank you Jack. Fear is a destructive feeling and the only way to fight it is to have faith and pray for light