Should I Be Afraid Tonight?

by Not Bulletproof   Oct 26, 2005


Walking down the streets at night,
No f#cking care in the world;
No damn clue of the dangers around,
They quietly and they slowly unfurl.

My eyes closed tight throughout the night,
I'm blinded by a non-existent light.
I don't know how I'm fooling myself,
But this won't help.
I walk this night without fright,
Should I be...should I be...
Should I be afraid tonight?

Peel my eyes back and give me a hint,
What am I missing; not observing?
I can squint, but the light's not bright,
Something's coming; something dreadful,
And will I be deserving...this?

My eyes sealed tight throughout this night,
I can't see the light, I feel blinded tonight.
I'm fooling myself, but it won't help.
Not afraid; not scared of the light that fades,
This night goes on, minus the fright,
But should I be...should I be...
Should I be afraid tonight?

The dangers that I seem to be ignoring,
Float about and they're here each night.
I'm not afraid; I'm missing the light,
But I've never been so happy about it,
I never thought that I would love it,
Here I am, this night is dark, but I'm soaring.

My eyes are closed tightly; I hope this happens nightly,
No more fear; that feeling has disappeared,
These streets are dangerous, with people anonymous,
But I'm not scared, I don't even care.
I'm fooling myself; I say that it helps,
But is this for the better?
Should I be...should I be...
Should I be afraid tonight?

Sarah Gammon ©
10/25/05

Thanks for reading -xxx-.

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  • 19 years ago

    by Renee

    I think you should be afraid. I'm not sure what you were thinking about when you wrote this, but what I was thinking about as I read it is that you're starting to not care about anything, and the things that you used to stress over and the feelings that you were scared of, you've realized that you're going to have to face them. But the fact that you don't care would just send you deeper into those feelings, as opposed to if you were scared you would fight your way out of that darkness. I don't know, that just how I read it. I hope it makes sense :-S You did a great job with the imagery, and how you talked about your eyes being pulled back, it gave it an even more eery feeling to it, because I could imagine someones eyelids being torn back O.o Great write m'love, I love you!

    Take Care,
    Renee

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