Living
Fear
From Poems of Progress and New Thought Pastels (1913)
Living
Fear is the twin of Faith's sworn foe, Distrust.
If one breaks in your heart the other must.
Fear is the open enemy of Good.
It means the God in man misunderstood.
Who walks with Fear adown life's road will meet
His boon companions, Failure and Defeat.
But look the bully boldly in the eyes,
With mien undaunted, and he turns and flies.
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MLA
Wilcox, Ella Wheeler. “Fear.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wilcox/328/.
Chicago
Wilcox, Ella Wheeler. “Fear.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wilcox/328/.
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