What is fear?
The crushing feeling that stomps you down upon the imagining of any feat greater than the daily routine.
It is the voice in your left ear telling you about failure and embarrassment.
It is the stop sign in the desert.
It is the way we are controlled and prodded and convinced, the Goliath we can't see but know is out there waiting should we stray from what are approved of path. It is god and dogma.
It lies in our dreams to show us the shadows that lie hidden in the folds of our right brain.
It is the maker of laws and the starter of wars.
It is the loaded gun in a family man's night stand, the motivation to kill, the seed of hate.
It is ignorance. It is prejudice.
It locks us in our houses when we should be out in the world, keeps our hands in our pockets when it should be extended, keeps our money hidden instead of in the hands of needy.
It is alcoholism and drug abuse.
It is the roots in our feet that keep us from traveling and experiencing. It is the closed mouth that hides words of love.
It is a shield and a sword. It promotes violence and stamps out compassion. It is silence when voices are needed.
Fear is what keeps us from achieving anything. It is our abusive relationship telling us we are not good enough. It is the the kick that breaks our ribs when we try to stand, the gag and the blindfold.
Fear is the shadows and the unseen. It is the reminder to stay still and hide in our blankets.
When fear rears its head from the depths, when we are not fighting for our lives, it is death. Fear has become a yoke of oppression that we harness upon ourselves and others. As animals, fear can save. As humans, fear only seems to destroy.
Fear is the cloud that is keeping us from seeing the blue sky.
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