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I am Afraid of Being Judged and Punished
I am afraid of being judged and
punished for being too perfect.
I am afraid of being judged and
punished for being too imperfect.
I am afraid of being judged and
punished for acting the right way.
I am afraid of being judged and
punished for acting the wrong way.
I am afraid of being judged and
punished for making mistakes.
I am afraid of being judged and
punished for not making mistakes.
I am afraid of being judged and
punished for being who I am.
I am afraid of being judged and
punished for who I am not.
-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Small All White in the Forest)
"I am no barrier to its sun; the light and I are as one!"
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"I am afraid of being punished by others for: 1) something that I said; 2) something that I did; 3) or, something that I am." –Paul Whiting (written September 5th, 2016)
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"I am afraid of being judged and punished." –Paul Whiting (written September 6th, 2016)
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My Poetic Notes:
The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: "I am afraid of being judged and punished."
And this poem was only published on my "Small All White in the Forest" blog.
This poem was written in Portland, Oregon.
-Paulee
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This "Small All White in the Forest" Post No. 213 was edited on July 4th, 2026.
"Poetry is using the fewest words possible in order to describe all that is possible to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]
