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Fear
May 30, 2023
Like a protective parent
You restrain me
Grab me by my arm
Hold me back as I try to run
You always told me
The unknown is unforgiving
Stay here, stay inside, its safe
And I believed every word
Locked within my own head
My room like a cell, my windows like bars
An onlooker, a bystander
Watching my life pass me by
But after breaking from your grasp
I can say for certain
The time I’ve spent in the unknown
Has been my time best spent
© Anonymous
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This piece is about the fear, anxiety, and depression that kept me from being true to myself. I watched my life pass me by for so many years because I was afraid of what people would think about who I was. After working at it for about 2 years, I’m finally beginning to be my true self. I created this poem to show that no matter how dark and scary it feels, you’re never alone.