And so he lead me to a two man raft
With the bottom made entirely of glass
I asked him why the floor was transparent
Why bring more strife to a sea so errant?
“The sea of fears shall test the brave
You must overcome to calm the waves”
It then became clear that this was no simple jaunt
It would be on this path my fears would haunt.
As the darkened waters tossed and turned
Soon my anxiety began to burn
And to my horror, it took its form
A lurking beast within this storm.
“Two more forms must still appear
Anxiety to paranoia and paranoia to fear”
And as my guide said, it transformed once more
With features more terrifying than before.
Then fangs and scales met with spikes and horns
and with that, fear had taken form.
Its eyes reflected my real life terrors,
What I feared would come from all my errors.
“That’s quite the monster, but what do you notice?”
Strange as it seemed it never approached us!
“Your fears can’t harm you if you don’t bait them to follow.
So now we approach your river of sorrow.”
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This was everything I’d expected.
“Two more forms must still appear
Anxiety to paranoia and paranoia to fear”
So dope! ??
I’m glad it met expectations! Hopefully the rest will be just as good. Thank you!
“Your fears can’t harm you if you don’t bait them to follow.” – that was awesome, dude.. there’s a lot of great lines in this piece, actually.. it’s what can always be found in your work, if I may notice… good stuff!! 🙂
Thank you Nebojsa! I’ve definitely got a lot of ambition for this project as it’s one of the biggest I’ve been working on! I’m hoping the rest will keep the quality the first two have. Thanks for the input!
Man, I’m just amazed by this! I love the flow and the story. “Anxiety to paranoia and paranoia to fear” was my favorite part, but this whole poem was amazing!
Thank you Jarid! Honestly I wasn’t sure how well that line would work, but it seems to be getting positive reception so I’m happy!