Fear

... a poem by Donna DuCarme

Afraid of self,
afraid of knowing,
running, hiding,
going nowhere, fading fast.
Then. Stop.
Turn and see,
Turn about and face it.
It? Me.

Myself, my secrets, my soul
Growing, dreaming, dancing,
going, going someplace,
anywhere, searching for meanings
& motives & reasons why,
learning to fly, to soar again like
before, before fear made me run.


I found this beautiful little poem in a book on how to do creative writing "Writing the natural way". The book is by Gabriele Rico. Gabriele Rico's web site is here, and you can see details of her book on amazon here.

Postscript: Donna DuCarme has seen this blog entry, and with a bit of luck this will inspire her to write more poems :) In the meantime have a look at her theatre company in Amsterdam here