I have tucked my wings inAfraid of flightPretending to be an injured birdWhen the world is larger than what you hoped to beIt weighs heavily on one’s mindI said it one too many timesI can’t flyFor fear of fallingI refuse to dreamBecause the nightmares are just too realSo I’ll tuck my wingsBecome satisfied with lesser…
Tag: Fears
My Fears Have Names
My fears have names They crawl On creaking floors And whisper nothings in my ear Of possibilities that will never be real Of dreams that will fail They linger On my last string of hope And play with my anxious thoughts They are a poison That seeps slowly in my bones A slow death is…