I am afraid, afraid of my shadow So I don’t go outside Afraid of my Dentist So my teeth are fallin’ out
My canines are septic All flesh and decay Cause I only bite if I’m threatened, afraid Fight or flight switch On when it broke An uneasy punchline A horrible joke The fictional Frontline To which I’ve been drafted Will bend to my will If it ever should happen But wartime cares not For joy of existing I can’t help but Wonder The world I am missing
And I am terrified Of what I have become Comfortably dumb Endearing to some
Peddling scares In the place of a pass time But I’m just a lily Disguised as a landmine For short bursts of Time I puff out my Chest But My athsma requires Me to take baby breaths My closest connections Transmissions in code And I miss my Memaw When I’m on the road I’m oddly obsessed With being depressed I’d heal if I wanted But likely remain a mess
I am terrified Of what I have become Comfortably dumb Endearing to some
I am terrified Of what I have become Comfortably dumb Endearing to some
And I am terrified Of what I have become Observed from a distance Endearing to none