Fear

Author\'s Note: I was having a down day once, and I got fed up and decided to write this to try to make me feel better. It worked. ^_^

Disclaimer: Mine. Don\'t steal. I\'m poor, and shall remain that way despite this poem.

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Fear

Fear, you hold the lives of many
For you\'ve held mine for too long
Too long I have walked carrying you
Shoulders low and head hung.

For years I was captured in your grasp
Afraid to face to world and what it offers
Hiding from me, afraid to really live
Scared to face the unknowns beyond my sight.

You controlled my decisions
My thoughts and my life
Forced my teary eyes downcast
To avoid further hurt in the world.

You may think you\'re doing me well
But you\'re really confining me
You\'re afraid to let me go
Because then what will you control?

I\'m stepping free of your grasp
You will still guide me at times
But you will no longer control me
For I am my own person.

I may still cry in fear for what is ahead
Or even just around the nearest corner
Head high I will walk forward
Despite any tears falling from my vision.

Tears are my escape, to let out my pain
They carry you, they free you from me
And me from your constant firm grasp
I can hold my own ground.

I may still stumble on your heels
But the wounds will just make me stronger
And I will push myself to my feet again
Hold my head high and learn from the fall.

I will not let you defeat me, nor anything else
Anything that comes my way I can conquer
I may need help, but when others hang their heads
I hope I can raise mine high and free of the fog.

You will soon fear me, for I will no longer need you
I can grow on my own, with help of loved ones
They mold me and who I am, who I become
I create who I am inside and out, not you.

Fear has been squeezing my life for too long
I will take chances, take leaps of faith
I will turn to a new friend which awaits
She awaits only around the next corner.

She will hold her hand out to me
Catch me when I fall and loose grasp on her
She is Hope, and she is much brighter than light
She is the light at the end of my tunnel, you are the dark.

I\'m emerging from within you
Taking my life into my hands
Taking responsibility for what I need to do
And letting loving hands guide me on my way.

So take your time now Fear while you have it
Soon you will fall subject to yourself
You will cease to exist, for Hope will take over
And Hope means all and with that, adieu.