My Poetry Journey

I Do Not Fear Poem and Hold on Poem

I do not fear being myself

or empty responses

or faces showing what they really think

I just fear being robbed of the opportunity to be accepted

like a needle

that can puncture your heart without killing

No, I do not fear the arrival of strangers

or the doubts that haunt my mind

I just fear walking through a day with no one true by my side

and making me feel completely empty

and frozen

I do not fear the death of opportunity

or being useless

I just fear the threat of being thrown away

and of simple deceit

I do not fear my over-time mind

I just fear being reminded of my regrets and the feelings

when the life and my happiness don't agree

I do not fear the cowardly person that I am

who shake of the hint of rejection

I just fear that these unknown illnesses are hereditary

I do not fear being alone

I just fear being lonely

too lonely to be able to breathe

I do not fear not knowing

I just fear getting lost

and not having a place to call home

and one day going into the darkness only to never come back out.

I do not fear success or ambition

I just fear giving people the

expectation of a bright future

that I have no control of

I do not fear being hated, being lied to,

being happy, or being sad

I just fear ending up heart broken with no way to fix it

Hurting and torturing me

I do not fear being poor

I just fear I'll be left with nothing

I do not fear the dark

I just fear that there's no light

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Hold on to yourself

Hold on to the person you used to be

Even if you are leaving me behind

Hold on to the precious memories

Even if they weren't important to you

Hold on to the times we were honest

Even if they weren't times we laughed

Hold on to our friendship

Even if you're too stubborn to appreciate it

Hold on to these words

Even when you don't know that I'm writing about you