Free Verse Poetry
Faith Over Fear
Keep choosing the light
Here is holy
presence hold me
shape me, mold me
reveal the bold me
fear feels evil
anxiety is the sequel
always hungry, never full
tries to take me for a fool
fear’s no friend
but we must be civil
messy meddling with my mental
its growth in this world is exponential
but it ain’t got shit on God’s potential
I choose faith.
©Taryn Ariel 2023
African American writer
Context on the poem: Fear abounds in this wonderfully wild and wacky world. Lately, I’ve been leaning more into faith despite my fears. This life is short, and I don’t want fear to hold me back.
I believe that God wants us all to live as abundantly and peacefully as we can, trusting in the unique and divine power that lives inside of each and every one of us.
This poem is a declaration of the conscious choice to continue to believe in faith over fear.
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