056. This Thing Called Fear

I am afraid

of many things

that keep me 

awake at night.

Like the monsters

under my bed,

and the ones

inside my head.

The ones

that wish me dead.

I am also afraid

to live, yet

I do not wish to die,

because I love my life.

I am afraid of happiness,

and love,

and to give in

to what my heart wants.

Is it such a bad thing?

To be afraid?

It keeps me alive,

and feeling human.

Because without fear,

I only feel loneliness.

It is my only friend,

this thing called fear.

And I never 

want this feeling

to end.