I am an unpleasant emotion
but to you, I am your
nightmare

I am that feeling that seeps
into the cracks of your
heart when you haven't
talked all day

I am that feeling that
finds the crevices you
thought you filled, only
now it's me that they’re
filled with

I am your enemy.
You can’t greet me like
an old friend like
death. You can’t wish me
away

I am a part of you.
I’m those parts
that cause long nights
and red eyes
that you now have
to wear proudly

I am the cause of
your unhappiness.
I show up so you stay
miserable.

I am worse than death.
After death there is
nothing to come back to
But me, there is something…
Me. I come back and
ruin your life once again

You can’t leave me
no hug or kind word
will ever make me
disappear

Because I am your
nightmare

Sweet dreams….

      -fear