Mr. Fear

The poem Mr. Fear by Lawrence Raab is a very interesting piece of writing. In this poem Raab turns fear into a living thing, something that you can talk to and ask questions; Mr. Fear he calls it. I think that it is cool how Raab addresses fear in this way because it almost makes fear less scary. It's almost as if he is saying that fear is just a part of life, especially when he says:

"Mr. Fear, we say in our dreams,
what do you have for me tonight?"

Even though in this poem Raab makes fear feel like just a part of life, he also doesn't avoid the fact that we still don't like fear and wish not to have it. When reflecting on our fears we hope that they are small and manageable, and don't take control of our lives.

Throughout the poem Raab brings up dreams and sleeping a lot and to me this is pointing out that, as humans, we think about our fears the most while we sleep. When we sleep, we can't lock our fears out with everyday distractions and they come rushing back to the front of our minds. I really like this poem because it really makes you think about fear in a different way than usual.