FEAR by Thomas Lynn Barnes

I am afraid
To do
Or say
The wrong thing
Afraid to chase
You away

I fear
Not knowing
Whether
You care
Or won't
Is your silence
Because
You love me
Or because
You don't

I fear
That you fear
And with us both at odds
We work ourselves apart
When we could work together
And make of ourselves one heart

What a pity it would be
If this were so
If in our fear
We lose the chance
To let our feelings show

Fear is the little death
That kills in fits and starts
Keeps us from being true
To ourselves
And keeps darkness in our hearts

Look within and conquer fear
Kill the seeds it's sown
Know that I will be here
And earn what lovers own