Fear of Failure
Dead dreams and buried hopes form a graveyard in my mind
The souls of goals unfinished cry out in torment
As I walk with my head down
Eyes averted
Not daring to look at the shattered face of fantasies
Or meet the damning stare of possibilities
Guilt is a heavy cloud of rain ready to pour out its grief
Torrents of emotions cloud my senses as I try to escape
I try to emancipate my mind from this psychological deterrent
This blockade of doubt that harasses my unconscious mind
I try to run from the inescapable
But fear has me frozen in my tracks
It’s coming closer and closer
Failure is breathing down my back
Its breath chills the skin of my endurance
It has me quitting before I begin
I’m scared to turn around
But I am bound by survival to take a chance
To turn around and glance at the fears that haunt me
The dilemmas of indecision that taunt me
Standing stagnate would be suicidal
I’ve wasted so much time already by standing idle
Making my move I look toward the eastern horizon
Rays of hope begin peeking through the peaks of disaster
Burning bright and filling my soul with determination
Opening my eyes I look into the failure’s face
No longer afraid; No longer frozen
I set off towards the hills of destiny at a steady pace
Copyright © Krista Richardson | Year Posted 2006
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