I'm Not Afraid of Anything
I am afraid of everything
And nothing
All at the same time;
I'm afraid of being alone
And I'm afraid of being together
And I'm afraid of what's hiding under the bed
And what's in the closet and
What’s in my closet?
And what those skeletons are;
Are they real?
Are they just imagination?
What could I possibly not be afraid of in this world?
Every single thing can lead to death,
To destruction,
And decay,
And I can't take the issues that come with everything that happens to me;
Yelling is terrifying,
I'm terrifying,
You’re terrifying,
Why can't I just be normal and sane?
Why does every siren have to be the one for my own life?
For my own funeral, for my soul to be taken away.
Why do you get to run
And jump
And fly
And hide
And get to decide
Where you'd like to be tomorrow
While I'm just waiting here for my own destiny
Because I'm nothing more than a speck on the floor of the bedroom
Of a teenage monster,
The overlord of our society's grief and horror;
Nothing but a torrent of maggots fluttering by
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