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Afraid

Elizabeth King

Afraid to go to sleep at night.
Afraid of the demons I keep out of sight.
Afraid of letting them take control.
Afraid of falling back into that hole.
Afraid of saying or doing the wrong thing.
Afraid of being a puppet controlled by a string.
Afraid of becoming what I don't want to be.
Afraid of others and what they'll think of me.
Afraid of letting a loved one down.
Afraid that this fear will leave a permanent frown.
Afraid of facing my tortured past.
Afraid of being considered last.
Afraid of making someone feel low.
Afraid of the feeling of letting go.
Just afraid.
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Submitted by honey1570 on August 23, 2014

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Scheme AABBCCDDEEFFGGH
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 559
Words 106
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15
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