Fear

Fear surrounds me; in his devious fog of doubt His fickleness pretends to be my friend Promising to protect me from a perilous end Diminishing my courage into splintered heaps I battle constantly; teetering on uncertainty Piercing my vulnerability; Paralyzing my mobility Stalking me on my primrose path Tiled in miles of fool’s gold

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Skat A

Date: 7/21/2015 4:22:00 PM

Karen, haven't seen you on the soup in such a long time, Stopped by to say hello, I enjoyed reading your poem today. FOREVER <3 SKAT"

Pandita Sietesantos

Date: 9/6/2014 8:05:00 PM

Excellent, deep powerful write this is! I enjoyed reading this poetic gem! Pandita

Hgarvey Daniel Esquire

Date: 6/13/2014 2:24:00 PM

Dear Karen, Hope this finds YOU and YOURS Healthy and High in the Spirit. WOW!! Superb Pen. A year and a half ago I knew this kind of Fear. I entered the Halls of A.A. and now have no fear of Fear "Tiled in miles of fool's gold" What a great line. For many years I walked the Tiled road of FEAR. Superb Quill I LOVE YOU ALWAYS and FOREVER YOUR Liege...Harry

Karen Anglesey
Date: 6/19/2014 3:00:00 PM

Harry, I am so glad you are doing well! Thank you so much for your wonderful and uplifting words. :)

Joseph May

Date: 5/8/2014 8:29:00 AM

The paralysis of fear...very well expressed Karen...hugs

Karen Anglesey
Date: 5/8/2014 10:35:00 AM

Joseph, thank you. I appreciate your comment !

Mel Merrill

Date: 5/8/2014 1:01:00 AM

Hi Karen. I'm glad I dropped by, as this is a cool read. Fear...ain't it a bitch? Hugs ~M

Karen Anglesey
Date: 5/8/2014 10:34:00 AM

Mel, Fear is a *B... I agree totally! Thank you :)

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 5/2/2014 9:17:00 AM

Fear does promise to protect us, I like the reference to fools gold.

Karen Anglesey
Date: 5/6/2014 8:28:00 PM

Thank you Richard, I am pleased to read your comments.

Sandra Adams

Date: 4/30/2014 7:09:00 PM

wasn't it said we have nothing to fear but fear itself? Fear seems to rear its ugly head all to often, you did well with this write, I felt as though I was facing my own fear! Another fine write :)

Karen Anglesey
Date: 4/30/2014 8:48:00 PM

Thank you Sandra. I'm not really feeling too fearful about much, but nevertheless, it came out on the page.

Kelly Deschler

Date: 4/28/2014 5:53:00 PM

You did an amazing job of personifying the fear that dwells inside all of us. A really great poem, Karen! It is good to see you posting again. :)

Karen Anglesey
Date: 4/28/2014 7:09:00 PM

Thank you for your encouraging comments. I really appreciate your opinion :)

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 4/26/2014 10:00:00 PM

Fear needs to be fought. I use faith and some help from the angels. To doubt oneself a little, I think, helps to fuel creativity. I love your last line!

Karen Anglesey
Date: 4/26/2014 10:02:00 PM

I believe faith conquers fear. Thank you for the insightful comments. Much appreciated

Bl Devnath

Date: 4/26/2014 12:26:00 PM

Brilliant poem on fear's situation. Beautifully adorned. Loved always, my poetess friend, bl

Karen Anglesey
Date: 4/26/2014 6:29:00 PM

Thank you so much for the lovely comment. Much appreciated :)

Monterey Sirak

Date: 4/25/2014 9:03:00 AM

Nice personification of fear. This poem has an old eerie feel; I can imagine a girl walking through Victorian England with fear stepping quietly and wrapping his cloak around her like fog.

Karen Anglesey
Date: 4/25/2014 9:18:00 AM

A very perceptive point of view. Thank you for the detailed comment :)

Justin Bordner

Date: 4/23/2014 12:16:00 PM

Perhaps he is a truth that your instincts can't bear, a promise of a deeper depth. I absolutely love those last two lines, brilliant feelings of vulnerability, and language of scared affection. J.A.B.

Karen Anglesey
Date: 4/23/2014 6:33:00 PM

Whooaa! Thank you so much for the indepth, and perceptive review. Very grateful for your comments ")

Robert Pettit

Date: 4/22/2014 2:23:00 PM

Nice surrealistic descriptiveness in this short and sweet write.

Karen Anglesey
Date: 4/23/2014 6:31:00 PM

Thanks Robert :)

Stephen Kilmer

Date: 4/21/2014 6:17:00 AM

"Nothing to fear but fear itself." Your back with a great write. Be confident and strong there are others here to support you. ~Kilmer