Fear

Mind killing and paralyzing

Fear sneaks in without notice

Stealth tendrils as fine as spider’s silk

Whisper soft with feline grace

Wraps you in an untrue lover’s embrace

Numbing the brain and crippling the soul

Reach out for……what? The cure?

Yes, but the disease is insidious, sly and cunning

Offering up faithless hope while all the while

The spider’s web grows creeps forward growing larger

And as the mind is captured

The body reacts with pain

Pain to offset the turbulent whirlpool

That the web has spun into being

And words echo unbidden through the halls of reason

“Failure”, “Unfit”, “Defeated”, “Ruined” come the whispers

And the numb and atrophying sense of self-worth

Cannot find an argument befitting to unmask the lie

And so the web grows until it becomes a net

And the net grows until it becomes a fence

The spiral snakes in upon itself and spreads

Ever feeding growing stronger

At the expense of the reality it obscures

Blindly the ego wages battle against the specter foe

Sometimes a battle is won and the taste of victory

Lies sweetly on the tongue and elevates the victor

Sometimes a battle is lost and all longing dies unrecognized

And still the war rages on, marching ever towards the final battle

Will the cavalier come and victory be, at long last assured?

How I wish I knew.

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Me too. (NSI/ladyinwaitingfor)

The sword of hope, love and courage can slice through those wicked whispers of doubt that you talk of!! You are a strong woman, and you will succeed in rising above the mundane and ordinary!! I know it!!

Mns
March 30, 2000

this is a stunning piece of writing, SunshineWolf… seems like I hear the echoes of pain here… i have no answers….

i feel like you wrote this for me. explained all so well, so beautiful. thanks sw.

Ouch! Remember FWolf, you are a strong woman! The pain that holds you today will free you tomorrow. All this change and learning is a tough bridge to cross, crossing is the challenge. Meet it with abandon!

Did I actually say that? Meet change with abandon…that is the pot calling the kettle black. LOL ::scooping a NZ Jack Danilels ice cream for SW::

Love illuminates the darkness that is fear. Peace darlin,

SW, your talent for putting feeling into words just awes me and your ability to pull those feelings from my heart does too. We all really aren’t that different from one another, are we? Helps to know that, I think…

March 31, 2000

Sending you the Fear Litany by Frank Herbert. It helped me in so very many ways. You will win.

BBe
March 31, 2000

You certainly do know how to put your feelings into words. Awsome!

March 31, 2000

It is possible to deny fear power over you; to acknowledge that it is there -perhaps give it a polite nod- and go on despite it. ‘Tis not an easy thing, but it can be done. I know. With a warm smile…

Fear can be a good thing, makes you treat it with respect, generates the right responses from the body. We know you can make the right response, hun! Hugz

Just letting you know that we are finally gong to meet tonight at the New York Hilton. Thank you for your notes.

Very well written. And so true too about fear.

That was very very good!!! :o)

now sunshiney, dearest wolfy girl, if i had known you were so scared of frogs…. seriously, this is a fantastic poem. *hugs*

ahhh *dipping cold toes into the warmth of your diary* Seems I have some beautiful reading to do now. Thank you for visiting me, and for leaving that trail of croutons. =)

Beautiful writing! As for being unloved by the snipers…hey take my share of the love anyday! LOL I’m a lover not a fighter…LOL

Fantastic. BTW, THANKS for the visit and the referral. I’ll check out his limmerick Tuesday although to be honest, that was my first one. Not sure where it came from. LOL.

You have a wonderful expressive way with words. Beautiful! {{{{{HUG}}}}}

*nodding approval*

*hugs* pop over to Tupps and see the fun now!

Awwwww…I LOVE YOU MANNNNNNN!!! Thanks for stopping by and checking me out! I love it here! *smiles and waves as she leaves the room*

*serving you 2 slices of cream pie and a cup of tea*….er would you prefer milk? I made the banana cream pie with lactose-free milk for those who are lactose intolerant (like daughter Desert Damsel). :^)

This entry spoke to me…..and thanks for the advise re: lump….surgeon is sure it’s just fatty breast tissue, since I’ve had it for 3 yrs & has not grown (& forgot to mention that tidbit in my diary entry).

warm hugs, Sunshine…