Afraid Poems - Poems about Afraid

Some of afraid for democracy Others, afraid of it What with today’s 24/7 hypocrisy My advice is ~ Just shove it ...

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Yesterday I sat down to do a bit of reading, light Trixie, my muse said you are causing me a blight All she ever wants to do is paint, cartoon or write I knew I could cause an enormous artistic fight I put my fingers out of my muse’s persnickety sight afraid of her sword and willingness to maim or...

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My terror grows with each passing night, As slow, steady darkness steals away sight. Footsteps and whispers add to my fright — Is there an end to such desperate plight? How long, too long, till dawn’s early light! I clutch my candle in trembling hand, And watch the shadows dance to understand What I envision as its light expands Through the room and...

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Columbia is not home only to drugs it houses emeralds too Every shape, size and weight with a unique value I would love to visit an emerald mine, but I am stopped by fear To avoid a chance meeting with drug cartels, I prefer to stay right here....

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You can stare at me with your big golden eyes or at least until you've come to finally realize that I'm not afraid of any outrageous superstitions and I don't need your cautionary admonitions. I'm not scared of breaking mirrors or of a black cat. It's foolishness I don't believe, and that's that! When a calendar says it's the thirteenth of...

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They say we Jews are afraid that no one 'now' will come to our aid Murder of Jews in America is multiplying more and more hate crimes, innocents dying ...

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Don't know why I couldn't fly When I had the wings and all, Don't know why I didn't try Was I much too afraid to fall Teetering on the bridge that day Arms outstretched, toes to the edge, Then again, who would jump anyway From such a treacherous ledge Looking down from an incredible height My last breath caught in...

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Afraid of us To my love, my world, my everything I’ve given you my all In hopes u won’t make me fall I’ve given you my heart In hopes you won’t break it apart But in truth I’ve never actually healed From the past, the pain and defeat So, I couldn’t give you that So, I just gave you a part The part of me...

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I want to die— not in screams, not in blood, but in a quiet room where no one waits for me. I think of suicide like a lullaby I hum alone, a final note to silence the noise in my head that never rests. But I'm scared. I'm afraid of the rope, afraid of the pills, afraid of the fall— not just the pain, but the fact that I...

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I am afraid of the incurable disease, of the souls that will not change, of the society that will not heal. I tremble as man becoming beast and calls it survival....

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My co-workers gave me money to buy clothes I am speechless; they think I only own two shirts They do not know I have a closet full of stuff But that closet is bulging and there is a bogey man in it That’s why I keep wearing these two shirts...

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You'd never know Surely no one could tell I almost took my life ten months ago From the flames inside that burned a living hell Where demons dwell and angels ache to break free from below It mustn't show, the absent soul hidden within a counterfeit shell...

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I wrote love letters for you, words I’m afraid to speak, My heart races, feeling alive, yet fear of rejection makes me hesitate. In the quiet of my soul, chaos fades when I gaze upon your captivating face, Tangled thoughts, words lost in the mist, the desire to unravel the heart's threads. I don’t wish to disturb your peaceful...

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Everyone hates harassment; but some take the risk. Let's hear applause for heroic, valiant voices who are not afraid to step up and speak the truth. ...

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You SHOULD Be Afraid of It Your WORST Enemy: Your OWN Shadow, Hu-MAN. -Gray Squirrel 02-23-2025...

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