- Stage fright -
A Poem on Fears that Dwell Within Creative Processes
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- Stage fright -
- By The Validiot -
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Fear One: The stage.
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A friend from which I run away
An adviser with which I never choose to stay
Does remaining in fright lead cause such dismay?
Mere misunderstood excitement on display?
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Smile at that old fear
That now stands near
Remember the worlds on which you stood
Your world is more than what hides beneath your hood
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Fear Two: The gauge.
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A piece of paper filled with mystery
If only it were part of history
Instead it rests in front of me
It toys with my identity
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Smile at that old test
It's nothing now but some bird's nest
Remember the look of the curious eyed
You still have that deep inside
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Fear Three: The cage.
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The bars are invincible
Metal that is invisible
Rules which bind my mind and heart
That cause us to forever drift apart
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Smile at what other people think
You won't remember it when you blink
Do or don't and welcome your old friend fear
Tears shed alone are most sincere
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Fear Four: The wage.
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Here it is in a pile of mud
Unlock the reservoir, unleash the flood
Meaning dwells in every mind
A fact to which our eyes are blind
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Open O ears hear my sound
Open O mouths speak my sound
Open O mind that hides away
Open and see the bright of day
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