Afraid

I wrote this in response to "The Footsteps of the Siguiriya" by F. Garcia Lorca

My fear is that I’m wrong

There is no heaven – only Earth

Only the place people are dying to leave.

 

My fear is that war is endless

That destruction of lives and land

Are inconsequential to the powers that be.

 

My fear is that change is inevitable

That nothing will ever just be

Exactly how I love it right now.

 

My fear is that we all grow up

And become sour old men and old women

That eventually we forget being teenagers.

 

My fear is that I’m wrong

That when I die, I’ll just rot in a box

And my soul will be lost.

 

My fear is there is no God.