i'm afraid
i have kept it inside
strangled it
choked it
so it wouldn't escape
but it fell out through
my words
i'm sorry
i don't want to be a burden
my fears threaten to
take me over
if i am not careful
so i will tie them down
bind their mouths
and keep them in the
darkest parts of me
so they will not color
the space between
you and i