Wanjiku Mwaurah
Dark Fears
Dark Fears
Am scared of staring into the blackness of my eyelids
Scared of the vastness within that drowns me
Scared of drawing my thoughts more clearer
Scared of allowing myself vision, behind the eyelids
Am scared of walking into my dreams at night
Scared of not making it out of the dream alive
Scared of the fears induced by the villain in my dreams
Scared of not running fast enough to get away from it
Am scared of decisions armed against me
Each with a reason why I should choose it
Scared of consequences drawn in their faces
Scared of making a foul move
Am scared of uncertainty in my life
Scared of all choices I will make tomorrow
Scared at my inability to live with them
Scared that I’ll die before I live