Melvin Hodge Iii Poet Narrative

Under the Covers

Under The Covers
By MEH3

They say put your head under the cover when you’re scared
But that’s only temporarily to block out the fears
We learned at an early age how to hold back our tears
Only if we learnt that it was ok to face our fears

At times we needed to cry but heard
Don’t cry baby, dry your eyes everything will be alright!
Even when it hurt and the pain was deep
We were always told to be tough and get back on our feet

But only if we were taught to stop hiding under the cover
Maybe today we wouldn’t be so quick to get stuck under the sheets
But face those barriers and turn doubt into faith
Ask yourself is that what you do today?

Put your head under the cover and say everything will be ok
But God said “fear no evil, for you are with me
His rod and His staff thy comfort me”
But we were taught to hide from evil and the things that we feared

To hide from the dark
And once the light appeared
Everything will be clear
And the shadows over there will disappear

Instead when we came up we still saw the shadows of fear
What if that was God standing over there?
Did we just hide from a blessing only because it was dark 
And we couldn’t see exactly what was there

Because we were too busy putting our heads under the cover
Instead of facing our fears
God could’ve be trying to show you what was near
But we are programmed to hide when we are scared

WOW!
The things that we thought was to protect us
Only put blinders on us 
Not allowing us to see our real Protector!

Today, when difficult times are near 
We still hide our heads and try not to see what’s there
I challenge you to stop hiding in defeat
Get on your feet and continue this journey

Because the false beliefs 
Of hiding under the cover 
Will only allow you to see
The darkness under the sheets!

So remember don't hold on to grief
Because of our false beliefs 
It's your time to allow yourself to feel
And stop peeking from under the sheets

But Face your fears 
And shed a tear
Then you will have new beliefs 
To teach 

The next generation 
To actually fear
Hiding under the sheets
Because it will only lead to more grief 

Under The Covers

#ItzMeThePoet

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