12 Responses to Fear…

1. bilocalalia - talking about living in two places says:

   December 6, 2017 at 15:52

   Reblogged this on Bilocalalia – talking about living in two places and commented:
   I wrote a very similar poem last month, which seems to fit the theme of the day: hope and light.

   Fear

   It’s that other thing with wings
   in the belfry, hanging like a pendulum
   in the pit of the stomach, just a rustle,
   harder to face than a full-blown roar,
   whispering, a little stone in the shoe
   upsetting our balance just a bit, hidden
   because we have to hide it,
   even from ourselves, feeding
   on darkness and secrets, nibbling
   at the corners of our thoughts.
   It’s the creaking of a closed door,
   a quick shadow past the window,
   creeping ever closer, unstoppable
   until we stand up
   and turn on a light.

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   • Sue Vincent says:

     December 6, 2017 at 17:24

     Thank you.

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3. Colleen Chesebro says:

   December 6, 2017 at 18:46

   Excellent analogy, Sue. It is the light that draws us closer always. ❤

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   • Sue Vincent says:

     December 6, 2017 at 18:57

     But without the shadow of darkness, we would not even see it. x

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     • Colleen Chesebro says:

       December 6, 2017 at 19:10

       Yes! I always say that. We need the dark so that we recognize the light.

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       • Sue Vincent says:

         December 6, 2017 at 20:23

         It is a question of balance.

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4. jenanita01 says:

   December 6, 2017 at 18:49

   Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.

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   • Sue Vincent says:

     December 6, 2017 at 18:57

     Thanks, Jaye x

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5. Erik says:

   December 7, 2017 at 04:46

   How perceptive that you describe fear as “seductive” here. On the surface, most people would say that they “hate fear.” But as with worry and regret, there is a sort of siren song that draws people in, enticing them to feed its insatiable appetite, even as they are consumed.

   Fear in balance serves a place. Fear that doesn’t lead to action, however, is just a drain on precious resources of soul.

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   • Sue Vincent says:

     December 7, 2017 at 08:08

     Being in a state of fear can be a security blanket…it is familiar and therefore comfortable, even when unpleasant. Stepping away from unfounded fears is as liberating as taking action because of justified fear.

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