My Fear
My greatest fear is not being alone,
Having nobody
Loving nobody
Being loved by nobody
My greatest fear is not death
I do not fear what is to come
What is to happen to all
What will happen sooner or later
My greatest fear is not of reality
Not of what is real
Not of having no dreams
Not of what will happen
My greatest fear is not of unfulfilled dreams
Of broken lies
Of things that were meant to be
Of the life I was meant to have
My greatest fear is not of fires
Of the flames that burn so bright
Of the flames that melt your skin
Whilst you are still breathing
My greatest fear is not of the trust I put in others
Is not the faith I have in friends
Is not the thing that may hurt me in the end
Is not the pain they may cause.
My greatest fear is not of war
Of people dying
For the ones they love
Protecting their country
Fighting till the end
My greatest fear is of my self
Is what I will do to me
Is how I will hurt
And keep it hidden from everybody
My greatest fear is me
My failure
My hatred for myself
My destruction of life
Author notes
Option 10- Gir is God
I dont know what this fear is called.. ive tried to find out but failed..
yeah so i dont really fear the basic things that you would think
i fear myself
and i also fear cages, i hate cages, they scare me
Written September 13th, 2005
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great write thank you for entering my contest. I fear myself as well, although recent events have caused me to fear more things.
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A very realistic piece, I think we can all relate to this. We all have fears, though each unqiue, they leave the same feeling in the bit of your gut. Excellent work on this :D
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In a way I think we are all afraid of ourselves in a way. I mean, we control our fears anyway... So whatever we fear, we are controling it in a way. Also, we are kind of scary as we could go out and run ourselves over right now, but we could save someones life... We can do so many things just by being ourselves every day, it is quite scary.
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This was a really great poem...I liked how you wrote it...You started off with what you didnt fear and moved to what you did fear...I think this is a relateable piece..I fear myself even sometimes to...Very good poem..Thanks for entering & best of luck to you in my contest
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I dont think i know what the phobia for ones self is...It may not be a fear, may be its low selfasteem, or it could be a fear of living, a fear of imperfection? i dont know, i looked on the list i provided for one for you but i oculdnt find it! well good luck and thank you for netering! NIIIIICEEE POEM
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i loved the ending, was so true and really made me stop and think about how one is right to fear himself cos people can hurt their own selves in so many ways! thanks so much for sharing this with us and good luck!
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deep about oneself, great job
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Bloody Brilliant!
I really liked the pattern of the poem itself. You keep each stanza consistent and you hold your reader til the very end. You successfully build up suspence in this poem that makes the reader want to know what your greatest fear actually is since all these things don't scare you. That's a very hard thing to do especially with me becuase I don't like reading poetry for fun, but I enjoyed this one.
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Great message in this poem. Thought provoking, Imaginative, and I loved your creative imagery. Your carefully chosen words painted a picture as I read your poetic work of art. This poem has a nice natural gentle flow. I defiantly wasn't expecting all of the stuff between the first line and the ending statement. Your wording was excellent.
Great revelation, and a very good poem. I am glad I read it. thanks for sharing. Keep up the great work. Best of wishes to you. good luck in all that you do....peace always in all ways. -
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hey man this poem rocks like what they say YOU ARE YOUR ONW WORST ENEMY and its so brutally fuckin true its like a hardcore spiritual bitchslap to the soul keep writing a million kudos to and for you N your poem -
very well written
Your explain many of the fears that most people do think of in their life, at one time or another. I like the details that you provide within each stanza. I do think about the things mentioned in this stanza:
"My greatest fear is not of unfulfilled dreams
Of broken lies
Of things that were meant to be
Of the life I was meant to have"
Your words evoke many interesting thoughts and images. I am saddened to read that your greatest fear is of yourself. It is sometimes very hard to cope with the feelings of failure and self-hatred.
I wish you the best in life, and I hope each day get brighter for you.
Thank you for entering this contest, and the best of luck to you!
etherealforu
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Hi there! Thanks for entering into my contest! This was a really good write about things that happen in our lives. Our fears are a big part of our lives. I think that its really neat how you wrote about this. I think that if you asked most people, their worst fear wouldn't be of themselves. At least they wouldn't admit that. But deep down inside they are probably scared the most that they will mess up, or embarrased about the way they look. This is why I appreciate that you wrote about this topic. It also made me want to read on because you didn't tell your worst fear until the very end. Way to go! This builds the suspense. Good luck! And Best Wishes. Keep up the great work.
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This is a really really good poem. I honestly wasn't expecting it to be the fear of one's self in the end, but I gotta admit, you do have a point. This is a great poem. You really have an awesome talent for poetry. Good job.
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I have the same fear too. Self-o-phobia. and cages. *shudder*
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You hate cages because they lock you in with yourself. I can relate. Nice job, I love this piece. I like how you used 3 lines to refer back to the first line in each stanza. Great job and I'll keep you in mind. My favorite line? "My destruction of life"
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Some written piece here...I love the format you have it in...and I also like the raw expression at the end...You inspried me...thanks for entering my contest much love Raneika
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nice poem thank you for entering and good luck
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Touched. You have put into words what i have tried many a-times
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I think there are many of us who could lay claim to this same fear. We all tend to be our worse critic and our worse enemy at times. We sabotage a lot of things that we shouldn't and your words express that thought quite well. Good luck in your contest!
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very nice and dark
i really liked it
i think its wise to fear oneself coz most things happen eventually or accidentally
"My greatest fear is of my self
Is what I will do to me
Is how I will hurt
And keep it hidden from everybody
My greatest fear is me
My failure
My hatred for myself
My destruction of life "
awesome write
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wow. very powerful. i can soooooooooooooooooo relate. im not afraid of most things...except myself, and i'm afraid of fear. fear is a persons greatest weakness. but anyway, i loved the poem. excellent rhythm, very beautiful imagery. great job. keep up the good work, and good luck in the contest! comment on some of my poems and i will comment on more of yours in return!
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wow, I can imagine that a lot of people can relate to this. This is a very personal poem I can tell and I myself can even relate to it. Thanks so much for sharing it and good luck in the contest!,
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this i was quite upset by although the layout and words were great the flow was easy the imagery was clear, it was so deep and painful to hear others who despair and suffer in such a way it upset me a little, hey keep on heading towards the sun with your head high as your a someone who needs and will duly receive love take care and well done lol abigailxx
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This is really really good I was really impressed. This was a great write, it shows people what you are not scared of but what you fear. This was great. Good luck.
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