Afraid

Are you scared?

What are you afraid of?

These are the questions

The questions that run through my mind

And the mind of those around me.

Why can’t you just tell him?

Why can’t I read you?

The questions flow

And go

Unanswered.

What can I say?

Especially to ‘him’

The one that I care about

Shouldn’t he be the one that knows

Knows all about me?

Kept up my guard

Waiting for him to break his down

Now it’s gone

His but not mine.

I know I can trust him

I know he trusts me

I know that my guard is still up

I’ve been told

Actions speak louder

than words.

Don’t just tell him

Let him feel it.

These are the same words

Same words of advice

Given

By me to friends

Why can’t I take it,

My own advice?