Fear - A poem by Raymond Carver

Raymond Carver - Fear

Fear of seeing a police car pull into the drive.
Fear of falling asleep at night.
Fear of not falling asleep.
Fear of the past rising up.
Fear of the present taking flight.
Fear of the telephone that rings in the dead of night.
Fear of electrical storms.
Fear of the cleaning woman who has a spot on her cheek!
Fear of dogs I've been told won't bite.
Fear of anxiety!
Fear of having to identify the body of a dead friend.
Fear of running out of money.
Fear of having too much, though people will not believe this.
Fear of psychological profiles.
Fear of being late and fear of arriving before anyone else.
Fear of my children's handwriting on envelopes.
Fear they'll die before I do, and I'll feel guilty.
Fear of having to live with my mother in her old age, and mine.
Fear of confusion.
Fear this day will end on an unhappy note.
Fear of waking up to find you gone.
Fear of not loving and fear of not loving enough.
Fear that what I love will prove lethal to those I love.
Fear of death.
Fear of living too long.
Fear of death.

I've said that.

Added: on January 23rd, 2005 at 8:40 AM | Viewed: 23635 times | Comments and analysis of Fear by Raymond Carver Comments (8)

Fear - Comments and Information
Poet: Raymond Carver Poem: Fear Poem of the Day: Sep 30 2000 Comment 8 of 8, added on May 18th, 2005 at 9:56 PM. I, on March 2, 2005, too wrote a poem called fear. I wrote the poem for my 7th Grade English class and every one that read it said it was great so ya. I came across your poem searching for my poem on google. I alway thought it would be cool to come up on google (that's how I am cause I'm 13 years old). Any way I think since we are both poets (in the sence that we both write poetry) I figured that I would share my poem with you. Any way here it is. Fear crawls into the room with envy and worry Together they over come me, suffocate me, smother me They dig my grave, condemn me with ever lasting hatered and spite They eat me alive Storm Comment 7 of 8, added on January 30th, 2005 at 1:31 PM. This poem is about the black hole, the one on the edge of which all of us are force to walk. It makes humans drink, writers write, him, both to the deepest length. paolo from Italy Comment 6 of 8, added on January 23rd, 2005 at 8:40 AM. Honest and simple.Just the truth.That's what we'r maid of,that's what make our life worthing.But it's amazing how our body can get uset to avery thing. chiara from United Kingdom More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Fear, has received 8 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Raymond Carver with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Raymond Carver Poem: Fear Last read: May 10 2008, 5:21AM Poem of the Day: Sep 30 2000 Viewed 23635 times. Added on January 23rd, 2005 at 8:40 AM.

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