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Scardy cat
You try to understand what you like
so you know what you want to know
and what you don't know
maybe you just don't want to know
and that's just fine
no human can know all
if you want to know about something
you'd learn all about it
though, all knowledge has some value
you can never know too much
'cause what you don't know
is not a fact 'til you know it to be
everything else is fiction or feared
and you certainly have fears
fears burrowed into your mind
unavoidable fears
fears you continuously avoid
fears that upset your will
fears that inhibit progress
unable to learn from your fears
unaddressed fears grow with age
fears weaken your ability to cope
fearing parts of the past
fearing some of the future
forever battling fears
forever at war with the unknown
possess knowledge that threatens you
when you can recognize future threats
you can rid your fears
teach your fears a lesson
and live a fulfilling life
so you know what you want to know
and what you don't know
maybe you just don't want to know
and that's just fine
no human can know all
if you want to know about something
you'd learn all about it
though, all knowledge has some value
you can never know too much
'cause what you don't know
is not a fact 'til you know it to be
everything else is fiction or feared
and you certainly have fears
fears burrowed into your mind
unavoidable fears
fears you continuously avoid
fears that upset your will
fears that inhibit progress
unable to learn from your fears
unaddressed fears grow with age
fears weaken your ability to cope
fearing parts of the past
fearing some of the future
forever battling fears
forever at war with the unknown
possess knowledge that threatens you
when you can recognize future threats
you can rid your fears
teach your fears a lesson
and live a fulfilling life
Published 28th Jun 2014
| Edited 13th Aug 2014
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28th Jun 2014 6:07pm
Insightful, I think this is well written and a great perspective on fear and overcoming it...
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19th Jul 2014 4:24am
Jack, it would be my pleasure to discuss the dark realities of today's society with a like minded guy such as yourself. Send me a pm and I'll give you my Facebook info...I'm on there just about everyday.