FEAR

When fear taps on your shoulder, man-
don't turn around, because it can
and will get straight into your heart
to take you for a ride. The part
it's mostly interested in (your will)
it wants to grab and squeeze and chill-
to stop you in your tracks, my friend,
and while you're standing at the bend
unable for to move aside
your fear will take you for a ride
to places full of ghosts and such
were it can haunt you and do much
to sap away your soul and reap
what you have planted, while the heap
it leaves you in is worthless. Man-
just leave the bugger while you can...
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Posted: Jun 2012
About this poem:
Fear is such a fearsome opponent...

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andrew149
Yep...Nothing to fear except fear itself hey?....I enjoyed the read and the style of this poem.....Thankyou for posting it...Andrewcool
Hekamaat
You're welcome!

Yeah- it's one of those things which can take over faster than we can look... And I found that fear can attract trouble.

cheers
Ahyra
Interesting and nice write Andrew. I reckon fears are needed. We can't allow them to stop us, but we should listen to them, because some times they are just a warning. Like everything else, "balance" is the Master key. Thank you for sharing this bouquet
Ahyra
*errata* Sorry, Andrew commented, I meant heka blushing

Cheers to both!!! wave
Hekamaat
Thanks for the comment!
You are right, of course; the trick is not to allow fear to take over. But it has an important function, just as pain indicates that there is an injury: Fear is meant to protect- but there is nothing to protect us from the protector if he takes the driver's seat... bouquet
Ladybee42
Hmmm he can sit in the driver's seat, but don't give him the keys eh? laugh Very cool poem Hekamaat.

thumbs up purple heart purple heart
Hekamaat
laugh ...That should deprive him!

But that would leave you with another problem: You'd be going nowhere... Fast! rolling on the floor laughing

Good to see you again- long time no read... bouquet
Redex
so true, fear makes the heart beat faster, do you fly or stand your ground.teddybear
fancy125
Nice read! But fear can eat you alive only if you let it.

Fear is like fire, when fire is trapped in side with no oxygen its a slow burn,open a door and the back draft will let in the oxygen and everything will burn nothing left but memories.dont let fear keep you from trying to reach for something more! I have been there done that.
Hekamaat
@fancy125 :
Very true. It's supposed to be like a smoke-detector... But it should never be allowed to short-circuit and start a fire!
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