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Fear

Fear,
To some,
A chance to
Show character,
While to others, a
Huge adrenaline rush;
Heart pounding, muscles tensing,
To confront the danger head-on.
Opportunity or enemy?
Not truly known ‘til we face that moment.


Date:  1/24/17

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Keyonda Aldana

June 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM

• Facts • Bomb • I'm Sayin' • Perfectly Illustrated • Addictive Read • Powerful • Deep • Perfectly Penned • Bookmarked My Favorite Poem

Bartholomew Williams

November 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM

Hi, Keyonda. Thank you so much for your very kind, specific comments in impactful bullet form! Love it!! I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and comment. Very best to you and yours!! :)

Beautiful Scars

April 14, 2019 at 12:55 PM

yes that is what fear feels like. I love your first poem posted! So grateful I stopped by today! :)-luloo

Bartholomew Williams

April 14, 2019 at 7:21 PM

Thank you so much, Luloo, for your kind and gracious comments. I really do appreciate them. I am thankful you stopped by today, as well. All good things to you and yours! :) Bartholomew

Line Gauthier

December 23, 2018 at 6:46 PM

Good one, Bartholomew. Great form. Well done.

Bartholomew Williams

December 23, 2018 at 9:52 PM

Thank you very much, my friend! I appreciate your positive and uplifting words, so thank so much. I also enjoy your poetry and will read some more soon. Holiday blessings to you and yours, Line! :) Bartholomew

Andrea Dietrich

April 24, 2018 at 3:36 PM

I hope I can find one of your poems I have not seen yet. In a rush, If you don't see a comment from me, let me know a poem of yours I haven't seen!!

Bartholomew Williams

April 24, 2018 at 5:32 PM

Thank you very much, Andrea. I sent you a SoupMail, so you can read it at your convenience. It lists the only two of my poems posted on PS that you have not yet read. Thanks. As always, I wish only good things to you and yours! :) Bartholomew

Andrea Dietrich

January 4, 2018 at 2:04 AM

I like this. It's thought provoking. I would say if it gives you a rush, it is not even really fear. For example, rides at a carnival, I am not afraid of them but some are afraid of them. Real fear is something I never like!

Bartholomew Williams

January 4, 2018 at 9:39 AM

Thank you very much, Andrea, for your insightful comment. I do like how you make that distinction. Thanks also for stopping by to read another one of my poems. I really appreciate it. Blessings to you and yours throughout 2018! :) Bartholomew

Eve Roper

December 13, 2017 at 12:02 PM

Bartholomew, congratulations on your win!

Bartholomew Williams

December 13, 2017 at 12:27 PM

Eve, thank you so much for dropping by and your nice comment! I appreciate your consistency in always lending a supportive word (or five, in this case!). I hope you and yours enjoy a wonderful holiday season, and all my best for 2018, too!! :) Bartholomew

John Lawless

December 13, 2017 at 11:40 AM

Great job with this Etheree(A form that confounds me). The "line breaks" are controlled by the form yet you have melded them into a cohesive rhythm. Nicely done. thanks for entering the contest

Bartholomew Williams

December 13, 2017 at 12:04 PM

John, thank your very much for your positive feedback and encouragement. I really appreciate it. Thank you so much for sponsoring. I really like the variety and creativity of the entries (that placed) that your contest generated. All my very best to you! :) Bartholomew

Gregory Richard Barden

November 6, 2017 at 1:10 AM

Congratulations on your wonderfully dark win, Bart - blessings, and keep up the great work! :-)

Bartholomew Williams

November 7, 2017 at 9:51 AM

Thank you very much, Greg! As always, I appreciate your positive, affirming comments, my friend. Congratulations on your #1 rhyming win with "A Bird and A Boy" - absolutely loved it!! If you have a minute, will you please read my acrostic, "Freedom," and let me know what you think? (Lots of views but no comments; not sure why). Thanks! :) Bartholomew

Mark Martin

March 8, 2017 at 2:56 PM

There's a truth in this poem. Congratulations Bartholomew! :-)

Bartholomew Williams

December 13, 2017 at 12:00 PM

Thank you very much, Mark! I appreciate your kind comment, and I sincerely apologize for my belated acknowledgment (not on purpose, just an oversight on my part; sorry). Thank you also for your encouraging words regarding my poem, "Solitude in Academia." Happy holidays and all my best to you! :) Bartholomew