Viva the Poet!

Happy International Poetry Day!

"Fear" packs up all the psychoanalytical concepts in healing emotions by using maieutical voice to pass its message.

A poem built with art, history and science from which I have learned.

Much gratitude to the author of "Fear".

In reverent appreciation,

Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

I LOVE THE LAST LINE BECAUSE, IN REALITY, WE ALL AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER FEAR SOMETHING. BUT IT IS OUR 'RESPONSE' TO OUR FEAR...RATIONAL OR IRRATIONAL...THAT DETERMINES THE RESULTS OF IT. FEELINGS OF FEAR CAN BE NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE. MANY INDIVIDUALS HAVE COME THROUGH 100% IN A FEARFUL SITUATION...OTHERS HAVE CRUMBLED. ENJOYED AND THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS

I don't fear death of all things else I fear. I welcome it & sometimes wish it will get here sooner but I also know it will come in its own good or bad time...as always a write that is well worth your worth, :) -e-

Stark, harsh, and real, Ron. Certainly "food for thought." Love and peace to you,

Regis

Very NICE POEM about FEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!! Liana Margiva

Fear has caused much strife and misery over the centuries. It is always waiting to rear its ugly head.

Fear and Pain: they both keep reminding us that we are alive and human. Peace to you... r

Between my parents and grandparents I heard all of the FDR / Great Depression / New Deal stories....As for fear....Some people play on it to purposely scare others into submission in order to get their way....Well enough of that....Let's go searching for rainbows....Which reminds....I have this urge to write something..... :-)

I fear the "players" moving us "pawns". Become a robotic pawn and get off the board!!

Love ya!

Jane

And what's worse than irrational fear? It's having leaders who stoke the fire and fan the flames of fear for their own power and profit.
A right on write.

You have touched upon all the bases of our most poignant fears, including fear itself. It seems to be part of our DNA, part of the "human condition", and as you aptly point out, fear of the unknown that we try to rationalize into a tiny corner of our minds.

Nothing like fear of the unknown if you get hung up on it.

FEAR is False Evidence Appearing Real. Our nation is struggling with fear today. We teach our children algebra which 95% of us never use but we don't teach them how to love their neighbor or how to enjoy life and play. We don't need more guns or arming each other to the teeth. That will just provoke more fear. We need to teach all children more love and respect for authority so they will hopefully obey the rules that are already in place. We need to teach our teachers to become aware of the student's behaviors that are abnormal and to seek help for these kids so they can vent out their frustrations. Teach love so hate and fear may die. We don't need more walls, we need to teach how to live better lives wherever we may belong. Am I making sense, or am I completely wrong?

Frozen in fear, lost in greed, we fall further and further from our country's soul. How refreshing it is to read poetry that reminds us all we must continue to resist falling prey to the loss it causes us to feel. Your poetry is a beacon, Ron.

Fear is hardwired into us, but we still have choices as your poem suggests. Some of us choose to see fear as paradoxical with courage. Others try to ignore it, but fear is tenacious and without a positive belief to the negative fear, we do succumb. I've always tried to adhere to the maxim: everything is perfect.

We fear something, Ron. Many, if not all, fear is the result of an inner feeling of self-inflecting scabs to cover our own ineptitude. Fear. We love "scary movies, novels, etc. Fear. Without it could we rid ourselves of the one thing we all have . . . Fear?

Good poem about Fear -- that most basic of human emotions -- with a bit of wit and empathy.