Fear

Fear

 

I know your weaknesses

I know your doubts

I know when you're feeling down

And your pessimistic thoughts

I have crippled your thought process

I have made you sulk

I even broke you down

Worrying about your securities

I've kept misery within your grasp

Knowing you're searching for true happiness

I've kept you away from the unknown

And all the unexperienced

I've even kept you away from love

Knowing you won't  know how to handle it

Why deal with something you can't control

When you can't step up to the challenges

You've tried to get rid of me

yeah, I know you fought back

But I've kept striking

Once your defenses were down

Eating your confidence and well-being

I know one day you will find the courage

To put me out of my musery

But when you have those felings

Of nervousness, tightness, and heat flashes

I'll be there

You know my name.

Reviews

[Fabiola Sully]

Thank you very much. i was going for what if our fears or things that hold us back had a voice. you are tight, i show put more of myself in the poem. i thought of myself while writing this.

[Floornine]

Wow, this is striking. It made me cringe a little at the thought, knowing you're holding someone back, knowing what it's doing to them, knowing there is something better for them, but still keeping them. I wish you had talked more about yourself, more about your motives, how you would feel. But this perspective does give it a daring, over-the-shoulder viewpoint that makes the reader not only see this person you talk about but think about it in terms of their own life. This is a lovely piece.

[MandarinOranges]

Very original indeed!! Never read something quite like this, but I like it...a lot!!!!
It reads exceptionally well and speaks of a truth too little of us really pay attention to or acknowledge. Good job!

[Dead Angel]

very original piece! i've never read a poem for Fear's point of view. although you did mispell misery, but that can easily be fixed. well done!

[thecoolone52]

OHHHH i liked it....... nice orginal........ it had a good flow to it and it was very entertaining to read!!!