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Ok, so it's not daily... I was sick yesterday, so I've got an excuse. Besides, I'm going to start running out of decent poems if I keep this up...

 

Darkness

 

Darkness crowds closer, I’m lost in a maze

I know not the way to get out of the lair

of the monster which haunts me and hides in the haze

as it reaches inside me and makes my soul bare.

 

It dwells here within me, yet lurks near, without.

My fears give it power and strength.

It haunts me at night, till with fear I may shout

but again it returns, though at length.

 

There live in each one of us, Demons of fear

of hatred, and loathing, and pain.

They strike without warning, they simply draw near

and the darkness draws closer again.

 

The darkness draws close, and the demons abound

for I’ve many a fear of my own.

I cry out for help, but there’s no one around

and it’s then that I know I’m alone.

 

And the fears, they strike silently, never a sound

And I fall among friends, fall unknown.

Posted (edited)

Yay! :woot: This is a great poem. I love the personification (or rather, demonification :yuiconfused: ) of our fear, hatred, etc. Great job. :D

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*Canid attempts to applaud you for a well written poen, but encounters the regular problem of paws and so barks her approval instead.*

 

As a personal comment, I don't see fear as a bad thing, nor as something a person should dislike in themselves. If you fear something, there is a reason for it, and it is a very instinctive awakening.

The problems with fear are rooted in the mutations that general human society has undergone. In it's propper setting, fear is very much a positive thing.

 

:tree: Just my little wolfie ramblings - as I said, very well written. :yuismile:

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