Greatest Fear = Greatest Desire



There are two things that drive us -fear and desire
My deepest fear is never reaching my full potential
and likewise never realizing my greatest desire.
My greatest desire is reach my dreams and finding
true, passionate, unadulterated love.
The kind of love and connection that makes you feel
stimulated, satisfied, and fullfilled emotionally, mentally, and sexually.
But somehow my greatest desire is also to never realize my deepest fear.
You see, the two are interconnected, joined at the proverbial hip.
One cannot hope to reach their greatest desire without facing their deepest fears.

About this poem

This poem is from a fence sign from Warped Tour 2013, 2014, 2015. I don't remember exactly which one.

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Written on 2019

Submitted by lifeasalyric on November 06, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABACDEFGHI
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 590
Words 99
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10

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