Poem I wrote a while back: Afraid

[From_Now_On]

Afraid

I'm afraid to fly on these br0ken wings

I'm afraid that I'll forget to be listening

When the time comes

When it really matters

 

And I'm afraid to dream

Nightmares come so easily

So I'm afraid to sleep

Or close my eyes

 

I'm afraid to swim

Because I'm already drowning

In lies

 

But I want to keep on keeping on

But I don't want to walk

I want to run

Take my time

Take it slow

Go with the flow

 

I'm so sick of my fears

And I'm so tired of shotty second-chances

Innocent passing glances

Can't something....mean something

Anymore?

 

I'm afraid to try

I'm afraid to fail

I'm afraid to wonder and not ponder at all

 

There's no right

There is only wrong

I've been afraid

For far too long

 

But finally I've begun to see

And Finally I've realized

That the only thing that matters

The only point that needs to be addressed

Is you do what you do and you try your best

 

Making mistakes is necessity

Our flaws are the character that add quality

Cuz everyone is different

And I am glad I am different

Yeah I'm not the same

I am glad I'm not scared

But I've learned

It's okay

To be afraid

 

And I'll doubt now and again

And I'll figure it all out again

But in the end that's okay

And I can admit that I'm always going to be

At least a little bit

Afraid

[GettingOverIt]

I am glad I'm not scared

But I've learned

It's okay

To be afraid

 

One of the most poignant things I have heard in quite a while...

 

You have an uncanny way of getting to the heart of things... Very well done, again! ;-)