fear


fear, 
sometimes the most feared emotion
ironic isn't it.
it finds your weaknesses 
your doubts
your mistakes
and eats away at them 
tearing through the supple flesh of your shaking conscience 
fear of spiders,
messing up,
hearing no,
saying no, 
fear of fear itself 
fear get's inside your head
it messes with your mind
like a cat with a mouse
smiling at you while the doubt seizes you heart and squeezes it harder and harder
drowning your in your fears 
making you shake with panic 
fear's one fault,
is it thinks it's stronger than you.
but if you start to believe that 
it will be 
fear is just a challenge 
for your mind
for your body 
and sometimes yes 
your sanity 
but it's just a challenge 
meaning 
there's always some way to beat it. 

Inkpaw

VT

18 years old

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