i am afraid of
PAIN
of
ACHING
of
AGONY
the kind that melts
HEARTS
the kind that burns
HOPE

i am scared of
BREAKING
of
SPLINTERING
of
SHATTERING
the way that destroys
SOULS
the way that devastates
FAITH

but most of all
i am terrified of
NOTHING
of
OBLIVION
of
SILENCE
the type that smothers
LIGHT
the type that drowns
LIFE