Fear Of The Unknown Poem by Fab Ricciardi

Fear of the Unknown

The fear of the unknown
Does not scare me anymore,
Waking up in pain, same as the day before,
My eyes adjust to light, trying to make things seem right,
Yet shapes and figures, I can barely make out,
Leaving me troubled and deep in doubt.
My hands no longer function the same as before,
It’s hard to clean and dress myself, can barely open the door.
So the door remains shut, keeping me locked in,
Leaving me to play alone with the demons from within.
My feet cut and scarred, I cannot feel them anymore,
My legs now feeble and weak, I cannot walk like before,
So what else should I expect, to now hurt me so much more?

Well, I’ll take what you give me and
oh, so much more, ‘cause
The fear of the unknown,
Does not scare me anymore.

…Bring it on!