The Fear Within Poem by Holly Polly Hancock

I have come along way
To a distance place far far away
And from what I used to do
Life is a rosy dream
Happiness and joy
Everything I wanted and
Everything I hoped for
Everything as I longed for
Everything that is except for the uncertainty
That torments me inside every day
I sleep, I smile, I laugh, I play, I eat and live
In a constant state of fear
A fear that I did not ask for
And one that I did not long for
Killing me from the inside
Silently screaming for it to stop
I am devoured by my own inner self
Day in, day out
It's just a state of mind
I keep telling myself
Hopping to erase these thought
Of fear that hangs on the edge of
My happiness
Trapped inside my own mind
Eclipsed by my fear
Tears weep without a choice
Hoping to defeat this
Struggle within