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Fear Less
by Richard VinceI made a decision for myself, and
The sky did not fall down on me.
My heart did not fall out through
My feet under the weight of
Despair and regret.
I revealed my heart to a human star,
And it did not burn and shrivel
In her iridescence. I did not crumble
Like Sun bleached seaside fence posts.
I allowed a friend to get close enough
To touch me, and she did not
Walk all over me. I was not crushed
Under her feet like a fallen autumn leaf.
I said exactly what I had been thinking
But feared to say, and she did not
Run away terrified and hurt. I was
Not left at the side of the road
With tears streaming down my quivering
Cheeks and a chest burning with pain.
I was myself, and I was not despised.
I was not vilified by those I thought
Were friends for being human.
I am myself, and I am no longer
Heavy hearted. I feel alive again.
06/02/2008 Posted on 06/09/2008
Copyright © 2026 Richard Vince
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Alison McKenzie on 06/10/08 at 07:16 AM This is just brimming with hope and joy, and I can feel your spirit dancing all the way over here!!!! YAY!!!! I love this! |
| Posted by Michelle Angelini on 06/10/08 at 06:14 PM Trust can be a fragile thing when we are vulnerable. Yet, you describe a situation where trust was safe and it brought such relief. Yes, that's what I feel here - relief and the ability to trust again. Waking through fear, rather than around it or avoiding it, is so desperately scary, but once through it, yeah...it's like the heart sings. |
| Posted by Rowan Luis on 06/14/08 at 06:34 PM this makes me smile. well done :) |
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