Fear Poem by Bhushan Kanathe

O my fear,
You are so fearful, so powerful,
So wonderful,
What have you done to me? ? ?
You were with me from the moment I was born,
As I cried inconsolably before I opened my eyes,
Even before having a look at this so- called wonderful world,
Was it the fear of becoming human? ?
A start of the journey of endless suffering and pain,
The Fear of Life! ! ! ! !


O my fear,
You are so fearful, so powerful,
So wonderful,
What have you done to me? ? ?
As I grew up I learned new things,
New experiences, new journeys.
You came to me in many forms,
Sometimes in the form of doubt,
Sometimes in the form of guilt;
You tried to impose yourself on me, to control me,
I tried to overcome you, to become your master;
Like warriors we fought each other,
Leaving no stone unturned,
But none could triumph,
How could we? ?
We were like two sides of the same coin,
Valueless without the other,
I needed you and you needed me,
To live, to survive.
The Fear of Realization! ! ! ! ! !


O my fear,
You are so fearful, so powerful,
So wonderful,
What have you done to me? ? ?
I am getting older,
I have stopped fighting with you,
We have made truce with one another,
Just this single question I,
Keep on asking myself all the time-
Am I the same person I used to be? ?
But the world doesn’t matter much to me now,
As I sit alone all day long,
Looking back at my life-
The things I have done, the great people I have been.
The happiness I have shared.
I guess my life was worth it,
You have been with me all along,
I have accepted you now,
Guess I am now just waiting for my destiny,
To arrive and set me free..
The Fear of Death! ! ! ! ! ! !