Wrapped in darkness, he comes
like an assassin.
Ready to pounce yet waiting
for the right moment.
A soul, leery of getting wounds,
shrinks and pulverizes.
Or chants the mantras, of
saints and sages.
His yellow eyes, twinkle in joy
As he finds his prey
in the shadow
of his own self.
I’m not afraid of thee.
Just a few words and,
the mind-killer is dead.
Light’s there.
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Wow insightful 🙂 love the theme 🙂
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A poem about fear and overcoming it
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Thank you… 🙂
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not let it take over is a great victory….superb bestie 🙂
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Thanks, bestie… 💞 💞
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conquered and vanquished ! Yes, this is my sou-sis .. inspirational .
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❤ you soul-sis..always so encouraging and inspiring you are…
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So so well written! That moment when we conquer our own darkness with our own light!
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Absolutely..you nailed it… 🙂
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Very nice! “Just a few words” and the “mind-killer” – great use of these suggestive phrases.
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Thank you so much, Beloo … 🙂
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a perfect poem depicting fear that one posses… the concluding para is awesome… great creation… 🙂
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Thanks a lot… fear retreats when we show our courage… 🙂
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Oh wow! You said it Maniparna!
The last stanza is an awesome pinnacle..!
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Thanks a lot, Amitji…:-)
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F.E.A.R. – Face Everything And Rise Or Forget Everything And Run
Fear is a state of mind while danger is a reality. If fear handled properly can you help to face the danger.!! Superb!!!.
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So well said, Tina..I really appreciate the two different perspectives of F.E.A.R…. 🙂 Thanks so much for the wonderful comment….
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Facing fear is the best way to fight fear.
Good one.
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I love this one! So do the whole Vampire Team.
We will just need the first three paragraphs 😀 😀
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😀 😀 But your Vampires are quite adorable…. they watch movies, love popcorns, read a number of books, play with Simona….. etc etc…. 😛
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Well, they have got more of this hunting style from Simona 😀 😛
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Good one.
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Amazing! well written!
Lovelorn Poetry
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Thank you so much… 🙂
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Absolutely wonderful, especially the last paragraph 🙂
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Oh wow! Love it!
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Thanks, dearie… 🙂 ❤
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A twist of horror worthy of The Twilight Zone. Great right.
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Thank you..Twilight zone sounds great… 😀
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very nice poem!..
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Thank you… 🙂
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Such a powerful one!
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Thank you… 🙂
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Mind-killer is the perfect word Mani, fear is within and when we conquer it, all that remains is courage.
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True that is, Arti…:-)
thanks for liking the Facebook Page..:-D
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Wow!! Now this is fear truly personified. I loved this one Maniparna. One of your best 🙂
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Thanks, Vinay…you made my day….. 🙂
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Beautiful poem.Well said Maniparna.
Wonderful quotes by Oprah Winfrey, “The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free”. We need courage to face fear.Otherwise we are definitely a victim to the fear.
Cheers,
Sriram & Krithiga
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Nice words indeed and I agree with it. Facing the fear is the best way to obliterate it…. 🙂 Thanks, Sri & Kri…
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बहुत बढिया प्रस्तुती… मनिपर्ना जी. कहते है ना, जो डर गया, वो मर गया!
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Hehe..true..the legendary Dialogue from ‘Sholay’…. Thanks Jyoti… 🙂
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Very beautifully weaved dear. Extremely striking! 🙂
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Thank you…. ^_^ ❤
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A soul, leery of getting wounds,
shrinks and pulverizes.
Or chants the mantras, of
saints and sages.
you are absolutely correct Maniparna , when we face fear with strength it disappears usually .
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Thank you…glad you thoughts resonated with me… 🙂
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Too good!
It’s ‘the fear’ that we are afraid of. Rest everything is just a medium. The clapping thunder of the dark clouds fill a farmer’s heart with joy, on the other hand, it causes the heart of a child to quake All we need to do is, conquer it. The cloud is not fearsome. It’s just the monsters locked in our hearts, which make it fearsome.
As Freud said about sex, fear is just psychology too.
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Very well-said, Rakesh. You have cited the perfect example! The fear actually is in our heart and in the way we perceive the world… and I agree with the Freudian view… 🙂 Thanks a ton for dropping by… 🙂
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Maniparna be happy you are young and kick away the fear . Hugs from Venice Italy by Rinaldo.☺
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Thank you so much, Rinaldo. I really appreciate your words… 🙂 Stay blessed…
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Be happy my friend!
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🙂
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I,m 65 and sometime fear moods keep my soul .. but I pass them the majority of times so wish to you my dearest friend ☺ salut by Rinaldo from Venice Italy.
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Thank you… 🙂
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A flick of a switch varies the outcome – fearfulness to fearlessness, lull to hope, positivity to negativity – the choice of those outcomes lies in our effort to do that flick; so nicely weaved!
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Your comment is so poetic, Susmit…. just made my day…. 🙂
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Sometimes fear manages to lurk around the corners of our consciousness.. but the light of faith soon banishes it into nothingness.
Beautifully penned 🙂
Lots of love,
Sanaa
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Absolutely, Sanaa…we need to fight it off, with our wisdom and faith… 🙂
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It’s all in our mind, facing our fear will certainly help! Wonderful advice wrapped up in beautiful poem 🙂
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True, it’s all in the mind. Thanks, Indah… 🙂
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Very often our foes are in the shadows of ourselves..a thoughtful and vivid poem
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Yes, our own shadows befool us, most of the times… 🙂 Thanks, Jae…
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Cowardly face of fear, in the way it will succumb to resolve of light, is so well depicted in your poem, mani. As the Buddhist chant goes, ‘Om Mani Padme Hum’…best wishes.
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Thank you so much. Your words are always profound and thought-provoking… 🙂
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that moment when someone is leering.. that’s so creepy.
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Yeah..happens sometimes… 🙂
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I actually believe fear goes away when the moment we dread comes face to face with us. We are only afraid till that time. Right?
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Right..the moment we come face to face with the fear..we have no other option but to fight it away… 🙂
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And it is usually better than we what we expect.
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True that… 🙂
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With light the yellow eyes will fade to grey. Fear is mostly in our own mind.
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Yes, most of the times…. the fear of dark and unknown… 🙂
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Well said Maniparna. When insecurities and fear grip us, maybe we just need to be strong enough not to let those overpower our mind. Beautiful poem.
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That’s what we need to obliterate the shadow of fear… 🙂
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Yup right.
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You are so correct. When we face our fears, they usually disappear,
Elizabeth
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All we need is a bit of courage..:-) thanks for dropping by…
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I love Paulo Coelho’s quote from “The Alchemist” that mihrank wrote above. Here is another inspirational quote on the subject of fear:
“Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” (Jack Canfield)
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Thanks for dropping by..welcome to my blog… 🙂
Yes, to gain something we must conquer the fear… 🙂 profound quote… 🙂
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Love the strength in that closing stanza!
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Thanks, Sherry… 🙂
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Perfect! …Gosh, you captured it so well.
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Thank you… 🙂
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I do think it is good to try to talk ourselves out of our fears. If we shine our light on them, sometimes that is all it takes!
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A little bit of courage and strength..:-) Thanks, Mary..
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That is the right approach Mani! When we look this monster in the eye and say – who are you, it prances around for some time and you don’t even realise when it bounds away.
All those fears of competition, of failure and ridicule melt away when we accept that they are meaningless if we put in the best of our efforts.
I am glad you have vanquished it!
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Thanks, sometimes we just need to gather just enough courage to say a few words, and, it’s gone!
If we offer our best, if we are honest to ourselves, fear can never be victorious…:-)
Thanks for the beautiful comment… 🙂
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This was well written and bravery is stepping out of our comfort level. I am so glad you wrote this which encourages us all to face our demons! 🙂
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Thank you so much….. your comments are always so inspiring … 🙂
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such powerful blog about fear –
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”
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Wonderful quote Mihran…thank you so much… 🙂
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