Freedom

Long ago I was
imprisoned in fear
trapped in the unknown
the what ifs
life kept hidden

I sought the comfort
of scribed norms
secured in life
worry kept me
firm on my feet
trying to go unnoticed

trying
trapped
afraid

Fear was my prison
often living in my mind
calculating my path
to the end
mediocre at best
was good and comfortable
for me

Parts of me had
abandoned
the innocence I
entered the world with

the joy
the wonder
the love

A coward I was
trained to be
by government
scriptures
prophesying preachers
pastors and the like
always listening to my mind
keeping me safe, warm and fed

Yet there still remained
a part
a whole
I failed at times to hear
not the encouragement
of my teachers
of my parents
of my friends
of my wife

My Heart

As time has passed
and I settled
down into mediocrity
I feared the beyond
the dangers
the bill collectors
the debt
the change from what I know
the comfort
the safety
the security of knowing
where my next foot will
fall

I had taken for granted

My Heart

Fear will continue
to exist
if I continue
to not listen
to

My Heart

Let me embrace
the uncertainties
the insecurities
the what ifs
life
love

Let me not be
imprisoned
blinded
by fear

let me
live
let me
love

It is what I choose.


Prompted by and posted for Poetics: POETICAPHOBIA at dVerse~ Poets Pub