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Fears
Fear of the consuming darkness
and the secrets hidden within
Fear of unfamiliar people
who knows who they could be
Fear of being trapped
tied down through commitment
Fear of the anger of others
and the consequences that may follow
Fear of the limits of time
and the inability to backtrack
Fear of the loss of humanity,
the truth of human nature
Fear of being too weak,
being helpless and worthless
Fear of not knowing enough,
and knowing too much
Fear of my inability to control my thoughts
which easily become free flowing words
Fear of voicing my thoughts
Fear of being torn down
Fear of rejection
Fear of hopelessness
fear of Who I Am

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I wrote this as part of a multi-genre memoir assignment for English. I wanted to get down to the bare essentials of my fears through poetry. I'm interested in seeing how others relate to these fears.