My poem: "Im Afraid"

I’m afraid

Not of falling in quicksand and dying

But of falling in love with you and being tortured all of my life

Because u will never be mine.

I’m afraid

Not of looking you in the eyes everyday and telling you I love you

But of closing my eyes every night, dreaming of you

Only to wake up and realize that it will never be a reality

I’m afraid

Not of proposing to you and face a possible rejection

But to watch you go down the aisle 7 years from now

 And marry a man that isn’t me.

I’m afraid

Not of growing old with you in the near future

But to be young in the present

And not have you all to myself

It’s just ironic that

Before I finished this poem,

I received a text from u that says

“Don’t be scared”

But I’m afraid to reply……..