Wow, these are powerful poems Oom...they are all incredibly potent and grab me right in the depths of my being...especially THE ABYSS and FEAR. thanks for sharing your stuff, and putting yourself out there.
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Bonnie, I was missing your poems big time... You always ring so TRUE, from the title down to the last full stop. And that´s a rare quality, my friend. Thanks for sharing those, I cannot express how much I relate, especially to the two first ones!
The subject came up under the MOVIE DISCUSSION/Another underrated film topic.........
Here are a couple of my poems on FEAR. I wrote most of them at least five years ago.
All copyrighted under my name......
ANALYSIS PARALYSIS
Analysis paralysis Frozen in fear Fighting the path That makes it all clear
Too scared and too numb to look At my own reflection in the mirror Tell me God, please tell me How the hell did I end up here?
I know not this person Where did the old me go? How long have I been lost? How long has my life been lived only for show?
I fight my own heart I listen strictly to my head Maybe that's the reason The old me is stone cold dead.
EMPOWERMENT
Living in fear of what might happen Makes a mockery of any true progress Burying the reality of need Simply postpones the truth of life
Being noncommittal Commits to a lifetime of lonliness Leaving one.... Misguided Misinterpreted Mistaken Miserable
Facing what frightens the most Instills a sense of accomplishment Giving the gift of invincibility And of pride to oneself
Empowering oneself To master ones' fate Nurtures... The mind The body The soul The heart
I choose truth
THE DEMONS WITHIN
Unwelcome constriction accosts the pit of the belly Arriving insidiously to fight the unknown Gasping for oxygen Body in panicked recoil Screaming "RETREAT!" "Don't put my soul into the line of fire" And yet.... There is the ever present yet invisible voice That imparts to the listening one The truth that fear must be fought back and faced For only in doing so......is life really worth living
THE ABYSS
Yo Yo Ocean, waves of emotion Riding a searing whitecap of pain Striving to stay afloat Carried on a crest of hope Capsized in life, fighting the fear Feeling the abyss Bereavement of bliss Submerged in what could have been Fanthomless queries Aqueous soul ever weary Skeptical that answers Will ever ripple my way Survival skills tested Lifeline requested Will I be saved or abandoned Left to perish alone?
BRICK BY BRICK
Brick by brick The wall climbs higher Hiding behind the fear Thinking you know best It's a matter of prde And personal control... You gotta maintain control... Don't ever lose your control Your wisdom is misguided There's nothing to fear Each brick you place encloses Suffocating with silence Where once there were blossoms Is now a wilting vine Control....you gotta be in control.... Maintain the control! Stop the fear! Stop the running! Face the truth! Your fear is controlling you!
and last but not least......One that could apply to Nic or anyone else who lives life in the public eye......
FEAR
Will they appreciate Will they hate Will they understand Will they relate?
Will they see That part of me The part I hide Behind the marquee?
If they saw My soul that's raw Would they still Stand in awe?
Would they like my inner psyche Or would they instead Venomously strike?
At the core And then beg for more of my soul Like a psychic predator?
Should I expose the real me Let them all finally see That I am human And I want to be free?
From the incessant prying eyes And the swarming paparazzi flies And that at times I'd rather die
Then have to brace Myself to face Them once again With phoney grace
Ok then....it's time to fight my fears And force myself to answer prying ears Then I can head back into my shell A place where I can shed my tears
Tears of frustration Tears of strain Tears of exhaustion And tears of pain
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"Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that we might have achieved, of all the gifts which we have wasted, of all that we might have done which we did not do" ~~Gian Carlo Menotti~~
