FEAR

A look at what eally frightens all of us.

Waiting in the halls of madness,

Lurking in the endless night

Lies the creature of my torment

Stalks the cause of all my fright.


Silently it sits there waiting

I cannot pinpoint its place

Still, its presence fills the room.

Hiding in every dark place.


Were I stronger I would face it,

Cause my foe to bear the shame.

If I could but find and name it…

Our weaknesses would be the same.


Taking reign of all my courage,

I now know what must be done

T'is by logic, not emotions,

That the battle will be won.


Warily, I stalk the shadows

Think to myself, "What is the worst…"

Broke and battered, they pack my body,

Inside any waiting hearse


Bolder now, I charge the darkness,

Determined now to find my fear.

Flush it from its place of hiding

Find out what it wants in here.


Then I see it, wrapped in shadows

Its rising shadow looming there

For all my courage, it's unshrunk,

Bringing now its doom to bear


With a final thrust of bravery

Striking fast, before too late.

Pull the beast out of the dark

Spin it round to see my fate.


And as I gaze upon its features,

seeing as the wise man said;


"You turn around, and there you are…again."

Reviews

[Niki Disaster]

As I read it, I became increasingly curious as to what this fear may be. About 3/4 in I began to make a more mental connections. The descriptive imagery in the last few verses allowed visual memories of a certain event in my life to surface in my mind very suddenly. Anything that does that is worth reading. I'm usually not a fan of rhyming poetry... It often feels so sing-song. But as long as a solid idea or story line is carried throughout, I find it enjoyable.

[Jacquelene Vanessa More..]

good rythmn and rhyme! excellant imagery