I've been scared of things before,
to lose the people I love the most,
or the creepy things they tell me about,
even to die a lingering painful death.
But I fear something even more,
I fear that someday our world will know no love
that people would no longer know how to care
but hating and killing would grow in leaps and bounds
I fear that our paths may no longer be lightened
by tender hearts and kindness of wandering souls
but that someday it would be polluted by corruption
and we would start suppressing our own freedom
I fear that our children will grow without innocence
but in coward acts swiftly learn the skills of hatred
and practise it all the way till they are grown
Alas! till generations no more know what is love
I fear that our world will grow cold and weary
ruled by people with hearts of stone and ice
knowing no more what mankind still loves to see
but in brutal ways destroying what we are given
I fear that you and I will be cursed
in the future, even long when we are gone
for not leaving enough trace of goodness and love
I fear that we would kill our race of mankind
Author notes
FEAR
A contest entry
- Darkest Fears by Angelrain.
300 points, ended April 27, 2008, 8 entries
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Please tell me what you think
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Powerful, expressive, this describes what alot of people are starting to fear more than ever!! I'm glad someone wrote on it!! wonderful!. I liked the morbid feeling of the piece, it helped the point and theme overall.
Nicely done and I hope to read more powerful writes out of you in the future!! -
Powerful write the saddest part is this is already happening and I see no stop the end is near Man-Kind is killing off itself may God have mercy on us all...
this is by far the darkest fear I can think of so so sad...
Grand write you have penned here best of luck in this contest
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I know that it seems that there is no love in this world. There are many people that do love. If they all got together, we can be a shining light.
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Fears that everyone has for the future, you did a great job broaching this subject, its good for us to have it all put in the light once again.
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Valid fears indeed, and presented in a manner that well communicates your feelings on the subject. While society on the whole sickens me, and I'm tempted to head for the hills and live out my days as a hermit, I still have faith in the power of the individual. If I can make just one person's day a lighter brighter each day I live, then I can hold out hope for the future.
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very thought-provoking. wow, very deep. this, I too think would be something to fear.
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I fear that our children will grow without innocence
but in coward acts swiftly learn the skills of hatred
and practise it all the way till they are grown
Alas! till generations no more know what is love
Wonderful write because this is so true now a days.
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"I fear that our world will grow cold and weary
ruled by people with hearts of stone and ice"
This metaphor is effective in communicating your fear, more so than your straight forward language. I can feel the coldness and weariness. More metaphor would make this poem more powerful.
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This is such a wonderful write. I honestly share your fears. This poem reminded me of the song "if everyone cared" by Nicklback, perhaps you know of it? Anyway, i really liked this. Nice job.
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