Fear – The Raider Wire

A Child’s Greatest Fear

March 24, 2016

I don’t like when the room goes dark, Neither does Teddy. Everywhere I look I see eyes looking at me. I cover my eyes so I don’t have to see them, But I can still feel them. I can still hear them. They scare me. I hide under my blanket, But they still don’t go away. When...

Tags: Children, Darkness, Fear, Imagination

In Oblivion

Rachel (Rae) Lee, Staff Writer

January 27, 2016

There is so much soul And so much passion In so many beautiful things. Beautiful and dark. Trying to draw my feelings, They always end up dark And empty: One singular thing All alone In an oblivion of darkness, Coldness, and fear May be oblivion is the cure May be...

Tags: Coldness, Dark, Fear, Oblivion, Passion

Safe

Rachel McCord, Staff Writer

May 7, 2015

I recently experienced one of those moments where I looked in the mirror and thought, “I am so incredibly unlovable.” I am sure all of us have had some of these moments when we realized it is not always easy for others to love us, and we can fill in the blanks for the reasons why. While I completely...

Tags: C.S Lewis, Christian Authors, Fear, Friends, Love

The Disappeared

Grace Hanks, Staff Writer

December 19, 2014

Gone is the breath that once filled my lungs. Gone is the pain that once filled this cavity in my soul Bright lights filling my mind cease to light the way Fiery blood once flowing through my veins stops cold in its tracks. Gone is the wind caressing my face, only...

Tags: Change, Emotions, Fear, Loneliness, Sadness

Sanity’s Brink

Bim Peacock, Staff Writer

May 12, 2014

They know nothing Not anything Never a thing Never a word A voice A sound A whisper in the night A scream on the wind Not even the hush of night No Never does madness reach them Never do the spirits mutter through their thoughts Never does a shadow of Vulcan’s reason Smirk down as they...

Tags: Fear, Humanity, Insane, Madness, Sane