My Greatest Fear

The thing I fear the most in this world lies closer to me than one might think.

My greatest fear is cold,

Somewhere in my deepest fold

Making me timid, scared, not bold,

Cowering from the creeping mold

I'm dancing to the SHINGS

Of the mighty guillotine

Swift, Sharp, and clean

But what do they mean?

Drowning in the darkness within my own heart

It is my only friend; we shall never part.

There is no map; there is no chart

Only betrayal, a black dart.

The screaming of some soul, deep in agony

I start to choke and gag as I realize that it’s me.

It’s so dark in here, that I can’t even see,

But there is a beast here; it wants to get free.

I walk up to the cage

I am not a sage

But I could tell it was rage

Locked up here for an age

I think everything is fine

Until I realize this rage is mine

It is of my own design

I am not benign

The screams caused from heat

Form a nice beat

I want to move my feet

No need to be discreet.

All here is burned

There is no valor to be earned

You will be used, betrayed and spurned

 There is only evil to be learned

Darkest of days and blackest of nights

No hope here, no source of light

All we do is kill and fight

And throw each other from the heights

Frightening, is it not?

Just filling up with rot

And my only thought

“This is the place that god forgot”

This place inside of me

So dark you cannot see

No way of escape, no way to be free

Ignoring my decree

My fear is my only friend; we shall never part,

Because my greatest fear is the darkness within my heart.

 

Author's Note

Tried to write a deep poem, please review. Any tips and pointers are welcome. Just trying to better myself as a poet.

Reviews

[Joshua Haines]

Dude you got talent. It was a very good dark poem, a well true saying about fear

[JoshuaCmngs]

Thanks man, I appreciate the review