I am scared.
All I see are the shadows of trees in the jet black air
I look to my left, and to my right
Not a single person around
The hanging branches of trees play brain tricks on me
Tricking my mind into thinking I’m not
But I am, truly alone
The thick, grim air blinds me
Everywhere I look is covered in darkness, painting an eerie black and white photo
The once bright sky illuminated by the moon’s glow has long dissipated, lost behind a cloud
The loneliness continues to haunt me, worse than any ghoul that could be hiding in the dark
What I would give to be back home, out of the dark
With light, hope, and love
Without the darkness that is slowly sinking into my soul

I am scared
All I can hear is the deafeningly loud silence
If I screamed, nobody would hear me
Would my voice even be recognized?
Or would it fade into the darkness
The howl of the wind is a relief to the silence
My ears freeze, my hair flying around me
The leaves rustle
Something grunts in the distance
I don’t know whether to be relieved or scared at the sound
Maybe it is someone coming to save me
Or maybe it is someone coming to hurt me
It is getting closer and closer
Should I run?
Crunch, crunch, crunch
Or should I stay?
The snapping of twigs and breaking of leaves
are the only things that can be heard
Maybe I’ll…...
Abruptly, the sound comes to a terrifying halt
Silence fills the dark air once more

I am scared
All I can feel is fear of the unknown
Is there something watching me?
I feel eyes all around, but I can’t see anything
My body fills with panic, I am weak
My heart is loudly thudding against my fragile chest
Ba boom, ba boom
I feel it in my teeth, through my bones
My teeth clench; I feel them grind
Ba boom, Ba boom
I want to run but I am not sure if I can
Ba boom, Ba boom
My limbs feel like jelly; wobbly and shaky
I am paralyzed in fear from my head to my toes
I feel as though I am being watched
Ba boom ba-
My heart stops
I hear it
The hairs on my neck are sticking up
I feel the adrenaline pumping through my veins
I run

I am scared
All I can think is that I don’t want to die
I am too young, I still have a life to live
Crunch, crunch, crunch
I’ve already made myself known
Crunch,crunch,crunch
“Maybe I will just give up”, I think to myself
Crunch,crunch,crunch
I’ll give it whatever they want
Crunch,crunch,crunch
I just want to feel ok again.
Crunch,crunch, crunch
I am alone in the forest with no protection
Crunch, crunch, crunch
I run

I am scared
Is this a dream?
No, it can’t be, I’m feeling too much
The rustling picks up again
This time, I run and hide behind a tree
I do my best to blend in with my surroundings.
I sit here and I pray that I make it until morning light.
Crunch, crunch, crunch
It is getting louder now
I am almost positive those are feet, what else could they be?
I have to cover my mouth to stop my breath sounds
I am trying not to scream out and suddenly my heart is beating out of my chest.
Ba boom Ba boom Ba-