Fear's House Of Mirrors

fear is the king 

 

of a coward's delight,

 

fear rules illusions

 

that cloud all fools' sight,

 

fear wants compliance

 

adoration and praise,

 

fear becomes arrogance

 

when you challenge his gaze,

 

turning the tables around 

 

can be bliss,

 

when I make friends with fear

 

his intentions I twist,

 

fear uses everyone

 

and makes them his slaves,

 

fear turns the souls 

 

of some dead in their graves,

 

fear teases weaknesses 

 

of youth and of old,

 

fear changes hearts of warmth

 

into stone cold,

 

fear is the god 

 

that brings glory to killing,

 

fear is the god 

 

that makes the spineless willing,

 

motivation of many is controlled by fear,

 

due to principles twisted,

 

and virtues unclear,

 

many will use fear,

 

unwilling to see,

 

their fears are controlling them

 

clear as can be,

 

if ever you see one who 

 

worries too much,

 

believe it is fear that is

 

gaining their trust,

 

 

fear is a mirror


when we've lost our way,

 

that tells us "forget love, honey...


I'm your hero...please stay?"

 

misguided people fall into fear's rut,

 

they slip and fall in,


losing touch with their gut,

 

banish your worries


and live in the now,

 

To strongarm your fears,


honeybun, this is how!!

 

 

6:57 PM 6/19/2013 ©

 
Author's Notes/Comments: 

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SoulKritiC's picture

Magnificent!!!

Oh, fear...gotta' love that feeling!! Awesome piece!!


SoulKritiC

nightlight1220's picture

SoulCritic, I wrote it with

SoulCritic, I wrote it with the intent for the reader to see fear objectively and let the poem help them beat the heck out of it---so if that is what you mean...makes me smile big. Either way, though, so glad you liked it. Loved what you wrote last night on the poet's curse... but hey, we shouldn't sweat it too much. I'm just glad I'm 56 now and most of my really bad stuff was before the internet...(hehehe!!---at least no videos of some of THAT stuff eeeeek!!)


...and he asked her, "do you write poetry? Because I feel as if I am the ink that flows from your quill."

"No", she replied, "but I have experienced it. "

 

Morningglory's picture

Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lllllllooooooovvvvvveeeeee!!!!!


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nightlight1220's picture

Thanks.<3  I am pleased with

Thanks.<3  I am pleased with this... <3


...and he asked her, "do you write poetry? Because I feel as if I am the ink that flows from your quill."

"No", she replied, "but I have experienced it. "