The Fearful Kid

Written By: Khulood Bahaa.

I’m that kid who’s afraid of change,

afraid of the future and what it hides.

I’m that kid locked in chains,

I built them myself through the nights.

I fear mystery.

I fear the unexpected.

I fear a history,

that could be rejected.

I fear a morning, I wake up panting for air,

or in the middle of the night, after a nightmare.

Aimlessly looking for my happy place,

my comfy zone, the one I chase.

I fear a day I realize how old I’ve grown,

a day I’d have to handle things on my own.

When decisions are hard to take,

and all I ask for is a break.

In all honesty,

I fear time.

I fear, and I know it ain’t a crime.