Why Fear?



Why peddle with fear in your fearless gear?
Why allow irrational thoughts in your rational sphere?
Why let doubts creep up your ladder of goals?
Why think worry meets calm when opposite poles?
Why hesitate when the line is so near?
Why not piece of mind you've nothing to fear?

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Have the resolute confidence to succeed. No matter what.

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Written on July 19, 2021

Submitted by Hagi on August 31, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABBAA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 272
Words 50
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6

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