Best Fears Poems

For Kyle, My Darling Son

When four, I knew my soul had claustrophobia in it.
More than once it has caused me public panic fits. 
Once, I declined a job located in a super high rise
for fear it would sway or rock me to an awful demise.
As...

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Claustrophobia no,not afraid of close quarters
Love sharks and crocks and all in the waters
There's one thing I fear
So listen up here
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia non-supporters





*****Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of big words****...

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I use to be afraid of so much in this world,
I would tip toe through each day like some frightened little girl,
then one day I realized that I can't just run and hide from life.
If someone pulls a gun on me, I'll pull out my...

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Love's light beams from the hearts and souls of Man
but His insecurities shade its glow.
And in shadows, hate and bigotry grow;
though Man's conscience interjects when it can.
But, like a child, He fears the bogeyman;
facing repercussions, He lets hope go.
Scared of storms, He revels in the...

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I am running fast,
A storm is rolling in,
Im running,
breathe,
my chest is heaving,
I dropped a tear,
on accident I swear,
I tried to wipe it quickly away,
But it was too late,
They'd seen,
Found weekness in my heart,
And so they came for me,
I stopped running, 
Turned to face those demons,
I...

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The heart sheds its own tears
Sorrowed by life’s unfairness
As the hazy mist clears
Anguish carries stark bareness
Brokenness, deep despair
Hope hanging slim by a thread
Loneliness, hard to bear
Happy face masks are soon shed

The heart has its own fears
Borrowed from life’s fickleness
Pain that gently appears
Testament to brittleness
Wretchedness, feeling...

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Pricked with a prod, I’ve been penetrated,
sent back to the wasteland I created. 
Laced with ash, left jaded and hated,
my impaled mind seeks only redemption,
as my ebon veins flow with deception. 

racing 
voices 
facing
choices

Now my tears of ice crackle down my cheek. 
I ascended great,...

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i avoid every kiss he tries,
its so tiring sometimes,
soon ill just make him go,
because he knows,
he knows,
he knows i wont kiss him now,
i never have wanted to anyhow,
he knows where my heart lays,
yet he still tries,
after hes seen me with you all day,
he tries to...

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I hear whispers that sing past my ears...
Telling me that my walls are made of fears...
A breeze flows through my clouded mind...
Little secrets and hidden words that I find...
Some come down on paper, others I file away...
Take them out in time for a better way....
My...

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Insecurities haunting me
Clouding my judgment so I can’t see
Worried about the future
Unwilling to go back to the past
Wondering if this dream come true
Is really meant to last
No relationship is etched in stone
Afraid to voice my worries
I’ll carry this burden alone
I have no real reason to...

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for sentimental value or grieving more ~ warmest tears sadly pour 
within every blink whilst we cry ~ our tear temperatures rises high 
yet if underwhelmed in sadness and grief ~ icy tears are only brief
see a wounded crocodile sob nearby ~ don't hold tissues...

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I was told never to climb
I never was one to follow rules
I climb a fence and fell
I broke my arm and didn’t tell

A week went by I could no longer stand it
I told my father I was chased by birds
I told him that I had...

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Darling, you are the only one,
who took the time
to read my sound heart
examining each chapter as a newborn
taking a break between lines
for a comforting embrace
a look of passion
unconditional 
on your charming eyes
caressing my insecurities away. 

Written: November 10, 2022

Bitesize Poem No.55 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Line...

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My insecurities, taunting me
With the s i l e n t treatment, enoughs
Stirring up doubt inside, where 
I hide all the loose ends, the frailties
Little uncertainties, haunting me

With the assumptions, the assurance
I’m not good enough, never
Good enough – wise enough,
Kind enough – bright enough

Never will...

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In shadows deep where whispers blend,
A haunting dream steals through my night.
It haunts me still, it will not end,
And casts a veil of silent fright.

A haunting dream steals through my night,
Its echoes dance with shadowed grace,
In every corner of my space.

It haunts me still, it...

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