My Fear by Addie Miller

My Fear

Walking alone.
The blackness engulfs me.
There are no stars, no moon.

The trees' branches look like long, spindly fingers trying to grab me.
Footsteps approach me.
I push myself up against the nearest tree, hoping they don't see me.

They walk, slowly stopping in front of me.
All I see are small orange embers, and the smoke that floats away from his dry mouth.
Does he see me?

My heart beats fast, like hummingbirds' wings.
Finally, after what seems like a lifetime, he moves away.
I slowly come out of the shadows, but still the night engulfs me.

Wishing you were here beside me to save me from this godforsaken fear of mine.
I am still, sadly, scared of the blackness that once again engulfs me, spirit and soul, and the things in it.