I'm afraid of Nothingness

It's true and I hate how people say it's stupid.

I'm afraid of nothing.

The nothing that hides in the dark,

Waiting to pounce.

Is it just me,

Or did you hear that too?

Do you see those eyes,

Shining brightly?

Can you see those teeth,

Illuminating my fears?

Can you feel them?

Can you feel the nothing?

I'm afraid it's taken me.

I am nothing now,

For it has devoured me.

It crept up upon my bed,

Sang me a lullaby to sleep,

And took me away.

It stripped me of my emotions,

My love,

Gone.

All I'm left with,

Are my fears and melancholy.

I'm afraid of nothing,

Because all nothing is,

Are my thoughts.

Are you afraid of nothing?

I am.

Author's Note

This is all true.. my imagination isn't fun... Sleep well xD

Reviews

[Cascara (aka Sprint Goe..]

its true for me too!
nice write

[TheKaylaPup]

Oh, Kitty, it's not stupid. People, all people, weather they admit it or even realize it, fear what they do not understand, and what they do not know. You can't explain all the sights and sounds that happen when the lights are out, you don't understand them, they are unknown to you. You may want to pass them off as "nothing" and people around you already have. Some of your peers may be satisfied with a simple explanation, weather it's true or not, which calms their fears, but you are more cautious then that, sometimes irrationally. Leaving you with a fear of, "Nothing." It isn't abnormal kiddo, or stupid, it's basic human instinct. Probably left from a time when human beings needed to fear the things that go bump in the night. it will be okay kitty. Just check the area you sleep in before you turn the lights off, make sure it is secure, and you will have no reason to fear. If your irrational (not stupid by any means, just irrational) fears do not cease, than I suggest you tell your instincts off. It may or may not help, but at least it should make you feel a little better.

[Jenni-Chan]

i have a hard time sleeping as it is. don't make it worse for me. something about... .... ... ... ... .. .. .. ............... never mind. i liked it a lot.

[paparapapa]

You expressed your emotions well. The flow's smooth and the words are simple but how you assembled them, made the meaning powerful. Keep up the good work.

[KT]

Great job! I totally know what you mean; sometimes the nothingness is the scariest thing of all. Excellent!

[A.S. Roy]

This is very intense, I like the ending!

[Seshat Nidaba]

This is great, what an original concept! You executed this nothing, and now, it's all okay.

[SoulCrusader (Yas)]

Deep writing...great vivid imagination...that pens a great poem :D

i feel your pain sister