Tired Of Being Afraid---Poem

Many years I walked this complicated land

I have built up brick walls that

Only God could tear down with a plan

I’ve stood in the shadows

Always staying behind

Afraid of coming to the light

Where my spirit would shine

Some may look at me

And see sometimes a sheltered soul

Who hibernates in the hot summer

As well the winter cold

During periodic retreats

I’ve always felt safe

I was away from people and things

That could possibly hurt me

Leaving my heart in a fragile state

Not saying I’ve never enjoyed life

The way people do

It’s just that the ultimate happiness

I’ve been seeking

Have perpetrated itself in

Momentary things and men that wasn’t true

Up goes the walls, stronger and thicker

Making it hard for anyone to penetrate thru

I’m so tired of being afraid

Of what the unknown can possibly do

The fear factor controlled my solitude life

Leaving me helpless and hopeless

Like a wounded bird without wings to fly

For once in my life, before it’s too late

I hope these barriers let down

So self can escape

Tired of Being Afraid

I can no longer be

For earthly time is running out

And my spirit needs to be set free