Fear

Fear.  What is fear?
Something that holds you back
Something that causes you to slack
Something that keeps you from speaking
Something that keeps you from reaping
Something that keeps you from sowing
Something that keeps you from knowing what you can do, what you want to do, what you need to do.
Its something that is in our minds
It consumes us from the inside
It steals our hope
It crushes our dreams
It leaves us feeling alone
It is controlling
but it is not all knowing
It causes us to stop
keeps us from reaching the top
 becoming who we ought to be
It's an optical illusion
A mind game intrusion
Something that brings you to your knees
It eats away at your back
It doesn't cut you any slack
It kills the person you are meant to be.