Spoken Word : Mr Bogeyman; An Irrational Fear

he looms within us 

slowly deciphering out mental state

he looms over us

slowly watching us eat from our dinner plates

then he looms before us

slowly waiting for us to make our big mistakes.

like a cunning shadow, he lingers close by

becoming clearer when the lights dim at night

you hardly notice him walking by

because he so deeply yearns to stay out of sight.

like a lone wolf, he hunts by himself

wandering the vast plains for his prey

to escape from his clutches, you have to know thyself

or best beware, and learn to pray.

he sits by the edge of darkness

and greets you when you attempt to cross a line

do not misjudge his faintness

or else you may loose wht is yours as is rightfully mine.

some of us try to run from him...

letting him impact our unimpactful lives,

he ties up our hands with all his lies,

and watches us suffer as we wait to die.

some of us try to hide from him...

under layers of fabricated stories,

we engulf ourselves in our handmade glories,

trying to create an illusion to confuse our worries.

you can run or you can hide

or you can look under the bed and say..'hi'

well thats what some of us do!

we confront him and embrace him and convert him into our lives, 

for in order for you to climb those mountains or even bake those pies,

you gotta under the bed and say 'hi'

Hi Mr.Bogeyman,

excuse me but you're tormenting my supposed-to-be greatlife,

i cannot go on living under your blood-stained knife,

so listen here, i now know i'm ready for that dive,

i'm ready for my biggest gamble and i shall throw my own dice.

i never knew fear till i so effortlessly knew you,

but it's my own fault because i never quite grew,

am tired of willingly letting your shadow cast it's own shadow over me,

so you see, i'm no longer letting that be.

its time we take this feud outside,

its just gonna be you and me and don't worry i'm not bringing any cavalry,

like  i said its just you and me.

straightening things out to how it should be.

So that day, i took him outside

and gave him a piece of my mind,

i said ....

look here, its time i left you behind,

this time i've made up my mind,

you are not to fool or temper with the signs

i'm letting you know i'm such a different kind.

see here, i have mountains to climb and polls to win,

i have places to go that i've never been,

i have things to do in this skin i'm in,

so am stopping you from letting yourself in.

I'm facing you now, because i'm ready

because i'm so awesomely rock steady,

and because i will no longer worry. 

So be gone Mr.Bogeyman,

my slot on this stage we call life may end at any time,

before that let me reach out and take what is rightfully mine,

my opportunities are more precious than any dimond mine

so be gone,you can no longer live inside my mind.

Photograph : Fear by razorbladereflection

~ This poem was written for the theme of 'Bogeyman',

 and recited at the October KL Poetry Slam~