This week the theme of Whiplash is "No Fear". I am very familiar with fear, as I suffer from Social Phobia and Panic Anxiety. I have been working with my fear for some time now, and I am slowly taking steps forward, to freedom.
My Whiplash entry is sort of a portrait of me - The black-brown cover is my fear, which I have been using as an invisibility cloak, a shield against the hostile environment. I have been hiding inside and healing and growing strong - like a flower bulb in dirt. And it is so scary to come out from the cover - stop fearing, let down the fences and shields and open up... one is so vulnerable, so fragile... like the first spring flowers. I know that I cannot bloom and flourish without emerging, without coming into the sun, and no-one will see me as long as I hide in my cloak - and as people cannot see me, they will continue stepping on me, walking straight over me as if I didn't exist. As long as I choose invisibility, hiding into the ground, as long I won't get "my share" of things, because no-one knows I exist.
So - sure it's scary, sure it hurts, but it has to happen.
Still hiding in the fear...
It's sunny and nice... maybe one could come out...
YES!!!
3 comments:
Oh what a great entry! Way to come out of your shell!!! nice work
Lovely image of "coming out" - your headline from Karin Boyes poem reminded me of one of the most beautiful poems there is. I think you have pictured it in a lovely way :-)
Thank you :-)
And thank you, Hilde, for mentioning it's Karin Boye... *blush* I forgot. Yes, it's a great poem :-)
Hugs,
Ket
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