Fear nothing else but death itself
Fear nobody else but my own self.
Just the other day, I had drawn an imaginary castle
I knew all the pathways to the glittered dreams
As I got nearer and nearer to touch
The dreams started blurring with reality
The pathways got narrowed down, even for the sun to gaze
the wicket closed off me
Despair overshadowed my life
As I ambled in the lawn
The moat delighted with the reflection of the sun
There is no such thing as ‘lost hope.’
When ‘life’ is still there
That’s when a new life commenced as I awoke.
There is nothing to fear but fear itself
All that glitters is not gold
I chose to dip my whole self into the unknown
Into the sea of the likelihood
For each day to have a new and different sun
To have an endlessly changing horizon
We’re all on a quest for true significance;
real encounters; inner peace and inspiration.
You will take my hand, make no mistake
Just like the sea shimmering in the sunlight
Well, I’ll take what you give and
oh, so much more, ‘cause
The fear of the unknown,
Does not scare me anymore.
I wonder what on Earth the waves might bring...
During World War II, Winston Churchill said
“We have nothing to fear but fear itself” nothing to dread
A nasty time it was
For a totally insane cause
Thankfully the world rose up and on Hitler's plans they tread
Written words
blend into memorable unforgotten causes
repeated and recalled as history falls to human flaws
dark, hidden truths of hopes and promise
in actions taken without compromise.
What were these words so unforgettable?
Some battle cry for truth and justice incredible?
Yes and more, let's never forget the lessons
teaching history must change our very essence.
We have nothing to fear but fear itself? (FDR)
We would like to live as we once lived,
but history will not permit it. (JFK)
Live as if you were to die tomorrow,
learn, as if you were to live forever. (Gandhi)
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out
the true meaning of its creed:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident:
that all men are created equal.” (MLK)
Taste the wind
as it moves through
the city
Feel the subways
rumbling under the
street
Know that you are
an integral part
of New York's population
Now, terrorists have
struck again
But we New Yorkers
will not let
the cowardly actions
of a few
stop us from taking joy
in all the city has to offer
The new reality is
one of tension
but we will
not give in to fear
To put it in classic terms
"We have nothing to fear but fear itself"
When darkness surrounds me and there's no one around
Nothing but silence in the background
I can see the faces of the forgotten and the lost
Sorrow and hate fill my thoughts
All of the world has turned to hell
And All I can think of is how I fell
Dear god please save me from myself
I know I have nothing to fear but fear itself
Yet I still fear the world and all it inhabits
Will I ever be free from this awful madness
I am waiting for the one who will come and save me
He is my world I say as the darkness takes me.
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