Hello Fear

Hello Fear, I’ve been waiting for this moment to finally speak to you 

Please, make yourself comfortable 

Do listen to my words 

Hear my story, and try to understand my pain 

For this will be the last confrontation 

My best friend is faith, and his sister is joy 

My brother is strength and my father is love 

You are the enemy, and with their aid, I have the courage to face you 

So, hello fear, 

You come in many forms 

The one form that plagued me most was the dark 

It’s hard to see in the absence of light 

It’s hard to fight with no telling that it would go right 

When the night swallows the sun, all hope is lost 

And fear takes over, at little cost 

Children are afraid to shut their eyes and sleep 

There are many things in the dark 

To make men fear lies and women weep 

No light, no spark, no end to this curse 

The more we cowered, the more it got worse 

Fear, you are a clever man 

This weapon you’ve created out of the dark 

You've fooled us all 

Compared to the dark, light looks so small 

Even stars seem to be swallowed by the dark abyss 

The sun and its warmth forever missed 

Evil lurks in the dark 

Most crimes are committed at night 

In the dark, evil can hide, and fear can grow 

You stir the chaos, you cause fright 

You shatter mirrors, you have a poisonous bite 

It consumes the world and all its people 

Men, women, and children alike have given in to you 

Yet some put up a fight 

So, fear, I will no longer tremble in your presence 

I will no longer sit and cry  

Wait to die or watch as my people suffer 

Death is your friend, but life is my savior 

I see now that it is my imagination 

 The monsters that come in the night 

The screams inside my head 

The faces that haunt me 

All are tricks of the mind 

How clever you are 

You’ve gotten so far 

But I've seen what you're capable of, I know your ways 

I as well as many others have stopped giving you strength 

So, I challenge your purpose, I challenge your behavior 

Here is my promise, my vow to you  

I will not fear the dark, the evil, the one in the mirror, my reflection 

I will not fear death, disease, violence, or the cruelties of this world 

Your henchman shall not affect me 

Your hatred shall not consume me 

I have broken from the chains of your calamity 

I have become immune to adversity 

I used to fear the dark 

But that, I conquered through my brother strength and my best friend faith 

I lit a fire inside me and let it burn 

May the light shine bright and never be put out 

So, hello fear, I see you’re growing weak 

Was it my strength that kills you or the words I speak