Unafraid
Free Verse Poem
Alone.
and scared.
So afraid.
Afraid of the world
Afraid of myself
No more
I want it to stop
I want it all to go
I remember
All that I’ve lost
One person gone
One at a time
Carefree days
Dancing in the rain
Bathing in the sun
I’m in a dark room
Always alone
Always afraid
Clutching my head
Screaming
Trapped
Trapped in my body
Trapped in my mind
My soul is lost
I don’t want to find it
I want to be free
I wish to be unbound
Unafraid
Finally connected to my soul
Yet detached from the world
There is only one way
Free from the world
Free from my body
Free from the pain
Yes, there is only one way
There is no going back
It’s cold
It’s so cold
and it hurts
It hurts so much
Hand shaking, yet determined
Only
One
Way
A warm hand
Grips onto my shoulder
Pulling me back
A soothing voice
Reminding me
You’re not alone
Please
Come back
Comfort
Warmth
Coursing in my limbs
As the knife starts to slip
A voice laughing in my head
Too scared to die?
Such cowardice!
I grip tighter on the blade
Not wanting to be afraid
“No!”
The voice pulls me back
The people I love
The people that care
The people I don’t want to leave behind
At last
I know the truth
“I am no coward!”
I scream at the darkness
“I am brave enough to live!
Not too cowardly to die!”
and the warmth of the hand
pulls me back to the world
Back to the pain
Back to the dark
But all I feel
Is warmth
From the comforting strength
Of the ones that love me
as they hold onto me
and never let go
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