Fear _ a poem

By sofs
@sofssu (23662)
November 5, 2015 7:14pm CST
The light has gone out, Terror of darkness stalks around, In pale ghostly shapes and, Weirdly disturbing noises , To him who is afraid. Shaken like a leaf, At the slightest rustle of leaves, Jumping out of his skin , To the chirping of crickets, Even to the promptings of his mind. Fear conjures up, Evil beings and dark things, That may never be! Do you have any fears? Fear of dark? Fear of being alone at night? whatever it may be what is your fear?
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
6 Nov 15
I don;t fear being in the dark if it is only in our bedroom . What i fear are those creeping insects and snakes .
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
6 Nov 15
@sofssu Good for you my dear . Yes, fear of snakes is one fear that is common to everyone .
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Nov 15
@SIMPLYD I won't call it fear though its maintaining a respectable distance.. but if I had to i would kill one.
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Nov 15
@SIMPLYD I have no fear of any insects.. but I wouldn't handle a snake. We have so many around here.. in the heat of summer.. I have seen a couple on the road..during my walks.. but I still take my walks..
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
6 Nov 15
oh loved this one! very descriptive and spooky, and fear of heights
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Nov 15
@Jessicalynnt Thank you .. I am not sure I don't have that.. I never had in the past.. but now I am not okay with climbing heights.
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Nov 15
@Jessicalynnt I think that is the actual fear of heights.. splatting at the bottom..as you put it. I guess a lot of people have that rather than take an airplane ride.
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• Centralia, Missouri
6 Nov 15
@sofssu It's not the heights per say, like I can handle an airplane ride fine, although I hate the take off and the landing. it's actually seeing the heights and the fear of splatting at the bottom that gets me
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
6 Nov 15
Many people fear dark and all the more being alone in the dark. I have that fear when I was a child but now no more. I can't think anymore of what significant fear I have. I have some about the future but the reality that God is always in control helps me overcome.
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Nov 15
@salonga The very feeling that God is with us ( Emmanuel) is enough to keep us strong and moving ahead in life.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
6 Nov 15
@sofssu You are right! This is why whenever I fear I always think that God is just near me.
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Nov 15
@salonga He carries you in the palm of his hands you are the apple of his eye. How wonderful is that.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
6 Nov 15
@sofssu,Great poem.You have depicted fear of darkness.I sleep in completely dark room.Even a ray of light is sufficient to disturb my sleep.If I fear something,it's earthquake.
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Nov 15
@else34 Natural disasters are something totally out of our control.. the less we worry about them.. but prepare ourselves to face them the better for us.. Do you live on a fault line or something?
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@sofssu (23662)
7 Nov 15
@else34 Hmm sounds scary .. I hope you never have to face those earthquakes . Never ever.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
6 Nov 15
@sofssu I live near a coal mine.Just 10kms away from it.After the Nepal earthquake we have experienced tremors twice or thrice.The disaster may hit us any time.
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
7 Nov 15
I am afraid of snakes and lizards. I don't like spiders but I'm not too afraid of them.
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@sofssu (23662)
10 Nov 15
@simone10 I keep away from snakes and scorpions too.
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
13 Nov 15
@sofssu There were scorpions when we lived in Vegas but I was fortunate to never run across one.
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@sofssu (23662)
13 Nov 15
@simone10 Hmm I haven;t seen one since childhood when I was stung by one of those.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
6 Nov 15
Fear of losing the ones I love and care about.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
6 Nov 15
@sofssu Yes it's a fear that can be very painful if it happens.
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Nov 15
@cahaya1983 believe me, it robbed me two years of my life.
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• Preston, England
6 Nov 15
quicksand is my main irrational dread in life
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• Preston, England
6 Nov 15
@sofssu Morecambe Bay is famous for them and there are deep bogs on Dartmoor, as referenced in The Hound Of The Baskervilles
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@sofssu (23662)
7 Nov 15
@arthurchappell Hmm.. your fears are very real then.. I hope you never have to go anywhere near those.
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Nov 15
@arthurchappell Quicksand! I haven't heard of them in years.. Do you have them I England?
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@jstory07 (139725)
• Roseburg, Oregon
6 Nov 15
It seems that there is really more to fear at night than there is during the night. I loved reading your poem about fear.
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@sofssu (23662)
7 Nov 15
@jstory07 thank you.. i guess you are right about the senses being heightened at night.
@Juliaacv (51019)
• Canada
6 Nov 15
I am afraid of the dark, but that fear is because I am afraid of falling.
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Nov 15
@Juliaacv I am afraid of falling too.. Its more as I grow older.
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Nov 15
@Juliaacv We women are so prone to osteoporosis. I myself have been on calcium supplements for three years now.. This is my fear too.. I can't handle the consequences of a fall. I have once before been bed ridden for months.. and was told I'd never walk.. But thank God I did and do much more too.
@Juliaacv (51019)
• Canada
6 Nov 15
@sofssu When I was in my 40's I was diagnosed with severe osteoporosis. Its in my spine and hips, my spine is still so thin and brittle that I do not have to fall to break it. They told me I'd be in a wheelchair by the time I was 50 because my spine isn't strong enough to support my body-they were wrong! I pick my battles and don't go looking for a fall, I no longer ice skate as a precaution.
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@LadyDuck (471468)
• Switzerland
6 Nov 15
Since I was a kid I fear the dark. I know that there is no reason, but hearing sounds and not being able to see what's going on makes me shiver.
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Nov 15
@LadyDuck I guess fears are so real to those who experience them.. though to others they may seem baseless.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
6 Nov 15
Great poem, could feel tension building as I read it.... I really really dislike spiders....whicb hoarders on fear ..as I can't settle if I know one is in the same room as me.... but other than that I don't have any ....
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@sofssu (23662)
7 Nov 15
@sueznewz2 Than k you.. I have no problems with critter.. I just keep away from snakes and scorpions. You home must be really clean to avoid those.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
7 Nov 15
@sofssu Funnily enough in spain I very rarely see spiders... but there are cockroaches.... , but they don't give me a problem... but where I work in England ... the house is like a blooming spider magnet....
@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
6 Nov 15
Wipe out your fear Light up your Mind
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@sofssu (23662)
7 Nov 15
@shshiju True.. but what are your fears?
@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
7 Nov 15
@sofssu I don't claim that I am a fearless man you can fear me simply a loud sound suddenly TOOOO Every man should remember and fear that one day he will die But man has no fear to do anything for money. Man lives in earth as he believes that he is immortal.
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@Issa22 (86)
• Makati, Philippines
10 Nov 15
You have a talent in writing poems, and continue to do so....
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@sofssu (23662)
10 Nov 15
@Issa22 Thank you.. been doing so for years. Its my stress buster.
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@Issa22 (86)
• Makati, Philippines
10 Nov 15
@sofssu Good to know I might try it sometimes.
@swathij (29)
• India
7 Nov 15
Good Poem Shankar. I fear a lot for reptiles. Lizards and snakes. God they scare me too much.
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@sofssu (23662)
10 Nov 15
@swathij GThan k you.. though I am not Shankar. Lizards no, but snakes yes .. i maintain my distance.
@amnabas (14183)
• Karachi, Pakistan
6 Nov 15
I dont feel scary in dark but feel fear of thiefs .
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Nov 15
@amnabas Now that is a real threat.. I am also suspicious of thieves and evil men in the dark.