Fear

Every day 

When I go to school

It's always 

T H E R E

That thought in the back of my mind

Wondering 

Imagining 

Fearing 

What 

Y O U

Could do.

My mind wonders to you 

When I am 

Zoning out

In the middle of class 

Fearing what you might say 

That could deepen the wound

You already made.

Over the course of three 

Y E A R S

The wound on my heart that's healed a thousand times.

And yet is still scared 

Because 

Of 

Y O U.

Even if you haven't done anything in a while 

Doesn't mean you could never scar me again.

GhostSlayer

VT

14 years old

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