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Danny's Phantom's Dark and Light

Dark: Fear

I watch and wait. Eyes dart back and forth. Cold sweat falls around me. It is described as hidden in people's hearts. It is the key to control. It is a means of making one obey. It is a threat and a warning. Some set examples, while others make empty promises.

It can drive you mad. The thought of losing a life or hurting another. Freedom stripped away till you lay bare. Always darting back and forth. Always secrets. It is guilt. There are those who cower, those that flinch. Those who waver and those who search for an absolution.

It can harm you and brand you. If possible it can consume you. It affects your choices and shapes you mood. The animals hide from sight. A cry reverberates through an empty area, wishing to be heard.

It haunts your dreams in the form of a nightmare. It is where you cannot find it. All have the choice to face it. A strong will meets it head on. It is fear. Fear is the powerful adversary. All who are afraid of fear, they see it as a weakness. "There is nothing to fear but fear itself."

If that is true, do you try to get rid of fear? I would choose to keep my fears.

Because fear can also shape a stronger me, if I choose to face it.

XXX

Light: Bravery

I am pulled out of my shell. I stand strong and free. A lion or tiger. I am the sword pulled from its sheath. I am the shield that never bends.

A silent protector. A shining star. I am where no one can search me. Who am I to desire my place? To step in front for those who cannot.

Limitations that suppress. Fears that capture others. A dark knight that glows a subtle white. Those who choose this path harbor responsibility. A commitment and a job. A duty and a promise.

It is a heavy back pack filled with instruments for the tasks at hand. Is it a burden? What would you put on your back if you knew what you needed to save others and yourself?

I wear uniform or simple garments. I am a defender. I protect those I love when things get tough.

It is fueled my love, and it is more powerful than my enemies. It is not always to put your life on the line, for there are simple acts of bravery to be made every day. There can be pride involved, for I strive for the appreciation from my viewers.

Efforts should be made selflessly, as a gift. Choices should be made to benefit everyone, even if they harm you. We all have bravery inside us, but cowardice overrides that will to step up and face what would come. Fear that is the second ultimate suppressant, with the first being doubt.

To not follow others, but to shine with those who don't' hold back. It is a challenge, but I choose to take it.

Because everyone has that chance to save another.

We all have a bit of both worlds in ourselves, but our hearts are complicated... almost like a puzzle that we put together the more we learn. Until the end,

Chow! : )