'fear'
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I am the bullied man, and I am proud.I am the bullied man, and I am so aloneIt is a contradiction—in me;In my heart it is a dichotomy. If I was strong they would not have gotten to me.Without strength, with darkness in my soul,They came for me.
I can't see tomorrow,
I can't see today,
The only thing that matters
is NOW.
Now...
A world,
A universe.
The essence of understanding,
sometimes
the hardest jump
is into shallow water
because you know that
you’ll be ever so safe
but it leaves you
wondering
Not inspired to do not inspired to createdue toa lack of ability to feel, must embrace the momentto later mold it.
my heart is empty
heavy like a led weight
yet i walk ever steady
down the thickly wooded path
on this dark and ominous night
moving debri and thicket out of my way
When I was a freshman, everybody told me "four years would go by quick"
And there I was three years later as a senior deciding on which college to pick
When I was a little girl
Pain was like a friend of mine.
It played with me on merry-go-rounds.
It slid with me on slides.
It was my shadow on hot summer days.
When I was a little girl
Pain was like a friend of mine.
It played with me on merry-go-rounds.
It slid with me on slides.
It was my shadow on hot summer days.
The first step to courage is fear.
Nobody told me the staircase ascended and descended into darkness,
Every step plundered by fear.
The thief of success yet the comforting mother of failure,
Fear.
Mom says, “you’re just hungry.”
Dad says, “you’re just tired.”
But it’s not just that!
I’m starving, don’t you see?
A child sleeps in peace tonight, snuggled warmly under layers of blue blankets, smiling serenely as dreams flutter gracefully across his angelic face.
I will admit
I’m afraid of the dark.
Not for its shallow emptiness,
But rather what lurks
In the shadows of my mind
After the sun breaks the sky.
Not for its null of silence
I take a breath.
Silence bubbles up to ears and muffles
The sound surrounding me. My
Hands curling, my fingers dig into my palm
With the viciousness only found in survival.
I take a breath.
I’m the girl with many words
I’m the girl that never speaks
I’ve heard my friends, my companions say
the fear of failing is stronger than the
fear of the world outside my comfort zone.
the expectations:
seem to keep growing:
my own insurmountable mountain.
How will you do this?
the fear of failing is stronger than the
fear of the world outside my comfort zone.
the expectations:
seem to keep growing:
my own insurmountable mountain.
How will you do this?
Have you ever been scared?
Felt like the blood in your body just stopped moving,
Stopped circulating, make you believe you’re dead
Like if you tried to step forward your leg would break on impact.
my breath runs
exit sign teeth
door lips
quick as the realization
swiftly mugged me
of my tranquility
i can feel
Hey Fear,
What’re you still doin’ here?
I told you to go
Cause you always bring me down
So
low –
A simple question’s all it takes
To make my hands shake
Like my life’s at stake
Dear Fear, your hold is meek
But your talons rip and tear
Through the sensitive flesh you seek,
Of those that find you hard to bare.
Your power lies in finding strength
And pulling at its fragile seams.
To Fear,
Born side by side, but it takes a life of its own.
How can you be so cruel, and play your host like a fool?
You see the damage you cause, and yet never put a pause on the over-thinking, the inevitable sinking.
Don’t quit. Don’t give in.
The voice whispers.
They don’t know you like I do.
Behind the voice,
Screaming, laughing, and anger.
"What is there to fear?" constantly said by mom.
"I can't help but not be calm."
"Don't fret my dear, it's all in your heart."
"But what about the monster under my bed."
I cannot do what most people can
Most can leave their house without their heart racing like a thousand horses
When you first looked at me,
Smiled at me,
My heart fluttered, yet I turned away
When you first spoke to me,
reassured me,
They are everywhere, the mask.
They make me want to scream, but he loves
them. He said he'd keep me safe from the mask
he lied, even though
he looks at me with
Education, it seems,
Is nearly as mediocre as social media,
Except it is more restrictive.
Things like cyberbullying, harassment, and fallacies are allowed in school,
And so she walked away from herself
She put that part of herself in a box and buried it deep
She saw that part of her soul, kissed it, and walked away
What was once said to me ?
Constantly to the ear, in whispers and sighs?
Once upon a time I would have said "no"
but I wasn't in control,
and I never was in control. Because when you pinned me down in the cold dungeon you call a bedroom, there was no escape.
She woke up the night before
Hair as soft as silk
Smooth curves
nicely served
just for you
She put her destiny in your arms before
Yet
You treated her like a whore
America, the beautiful.
You have burned your amber waves,
Belonging to young girls who were told they would never be beautiful.
You have locked them up in caves.
I am proud of America.
I am proud to live in a land of rights for all.
I am proud to follow in the footsteps of those who came before.
Where do I run
And where do I hide?
Where do I go
So I don’t have to fight?
They tell me I’m wrong
But I’m so scared.
They tell me to face it,
But I am fear.
When the sun sets on this blessed day
When the dark comes to take the light away
When the song is sung and the singing stops
I am in a constant state of fear.
I’m afraid of interviews,
And I’m afraid of bugs.
I’m afraid of failure,
And I’m afraid of the dark.
I’m afraid of conversations,
And I’m afraid of being alone.
A year ago, on this day
I clutch my belly and pray and pray
I know this is a monumental change
Is it something that I can take?
Will I have enough courage, and strength?
Will I still be the same?
I know of a man who hunts his prey, silently. He wants to steal your dignity. Strip it from you like he owns it. Like he owns you. He knows what he wants and he isn’t afraid to take it away from you. He doesn’t ask.
Fear of big crowds
Fear of loneliness
Fear of emptiness
Fear of feeling worthless
Fear of being fake
Outrunnable,
inescapable,
indestructible,
always listening, waiting,
maybe even hoping,
for a reason to be sad.
The lump in my throat,
it won't go away,
it's in me,
list your fears.
strike heights
from the column
and replace
deception
with truth:
the fear of falling—
apart,
I hesitated to be respirated
Now I'm exasperated
My thoughts an infection
So I rested waiting
For the right moment to strike
So I could take a second
To look back at my life
See what it was and
