I fear you.

Friendship

I fear you.

I built the walls to keep the dark at bay,
To guard the threshold from the things that bite,
I prayed for dawn to wash the ghosts away,
And leave me tethered to the morning light.

 

But shadows have a way of shifting shape,
Of wearing masks that mirror what we know;
There is no lock, no iron-wrought escape,
When seeds of terror are the ones you sow.

 

I watched the kindness wither in your eyes,
The soft edges hardening to jagged stone,
I saw the truth beneath your thin disguise:
You carved the very face I’d feared to own.

 

The claw I dreaded now belongs to you,
The hollow voice that whispers in the hall,
The nightmare that I always somehow knew
Would be the hand to let the curtain fall.

 

You are the storm I studied from the shore,
The wolf I barred the heavy wooden gate,
I do not fear the darkness anymore—
I only fear the monster you create.

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  • Katie B.

    Deep, heavy and powerful. Excellent writing!

  • Katie B.

  • David Wakeling

    Wow wow wow.We can all elate to this .From a fear of death or a fear of old age or a fear of a partner.Fear takes many forms and none of them are pretty.The secret is to rise above.What a thoughtful poem.Excellent

  • arqios

    Strong and impactful.

  • Tristan Robert Lange

    Wow, powerful poem, Friendship. This unfolds like a slow realization turning into horror…the kind that hurts because it comes from love and familiarity rather than strangers or shadows. “I do not fear the darkness anymore— / I only fear the monster you create” is an absolutely devastating close. Beautifully done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

  • RSM0812

    An inyeresting poem about fear. Even fear has a purpose. Everyone has felt fear before and could easily relate to you prose.



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