This grew out of a conversation with the awesome
.I continue to ponder fears, if I have any, and the feeling of connection to the aspect of life associated with it.
AFRAID TO FEEL FEAR? - I ask myself am I afraid of anything? If I have any fears, then I do not know. As the years have come and gone, It feels like I have let all of my fears go. The darkness that was everywhere? It has become the brightest light. I've faced down so many demons, They've all disappeared into the night. The crowds of people everywhere? They never made me afraid. But I became rather easily annoyed With all the games they've played. I was never afraid of the city streets. Nor was I afraid of the wild wood. But as I began to think about the world I wondered if I am living life the way I should. I've gotten out of my comfort zone Time and time and time again. It's imperative to test myself And take a risk every now and then. But I was afraid I hadn't lived my life, Feeling like I haven't done my part. A hard thing to come to grips with that Leaves a major hollow feeling in my heart. I thought about my existence. I wondered have I done all that I should. And then I started to feel afraid About not being the best man that I could. I had become afraid of myself And of the many shadows in my past, I've avoided them for far too long, The list of my excuses, far too vast. But as I thought about all these things, I again wondered am I afraid to feel fear. Though my own worst enemy, I answered no. That much was absolutely crystal clear. I have become unshaken. I am now undaunted to my very core. Fear no longer run through my veins. I am strength and I'm unafraid forevermore. - JB, 16SEP2K24
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Wow I see myself so many times in your poems.
I've missed your writing for poetry exactly like this.