Of fear and freedom...

He seems to lurk in the darkness around

Making us shiver in silence

Though we keep him strictly drowned

At times he defeats our pretense

We call him fear, of the senses,

Of  soul, self, life and what not

Of failure, success and offenses,

Everywhere he has his slot !

Being afraid never ever works,

Just leaving  our hearts to bleed

Only if we uproot  the fear that lurks

Deep inside, we’ll succeed

Fear to try, keeps success at bay

You’re forced to keep your hood low

Fear to love keeps life away

Just the monotonous flow !

Here comes our time to marvel

At an idea that’s a difficult trade

What would our thoughts unravel

Only if we weren’t afraid ?

If fear was nowhere in my heart

And I wasn’t afraid at all

I’d pat my back for being smart

For never being anyone’s doll

I’d rewind the days I’ve lived so long

And find out the times gone wrong

I’d send my mistakes to where they belong

Embracing my life with a fresh song

I’d go back to days of struggle and pain

Show them that life’s such a treasure

And  tell them, I love them for the gain

They’ve bestowed on me with pleasure

I’d sing my soul out , letting my voice

Choose its own streams to flow

Happiness in life, is my own choice

No matter how the winds blow

Till my feet ache, I’d dance and dance,

Great heights beckoning me,

Sweet rhythms sending me into a trance,

Of all bondages, I’d break free

Out will come the words I’ve eaten

For the fear of hatred and rejection

Them, I’ll no more bother to sweeten

Out I’ll throw the dejection

I’d live a life, my very own ways

Live it with purpose and in style

The absence of fear would always amaze

But make every moment worthwhile !

Here I take the steps as a baby,

To bid goodbye to my fear

I’d face a fall en route, may be

But never shall I shed a tear

One of these days I’ll come out

Of the cocoon of anxiety , diffidence

Alive in my eyes would be a new sprout

Of strong and fearless confidence !

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So, did you hear ?

About the Write Tribe Blog Carnival, I mean ?

It's been kicked off with a post on Everyday Gyaan, Corinne's lovely blog :)

Thank you, Corinne, for the wonderful prompt :)

And this is what I wrote :)

Some parts of the poem are tweaked facts :). Creative liberty, you see . I guess I'm allowed to :) :) . ( Like the shyness, diffidence and all that. I'm anything but shy :P)
Hope you enjoy :)