I'M NOT AFRAID OF YOU

Fear of being criticized
Fear of being laughed at,
Pulls me back
Pressurize me to retreat;
Want to climb up
Up from the darkness,
The bog of fear
Pulls me further.

After much retaliation
I loose my hold,
Fall in deep there
And eye meets eye;
Surprise as they are
Looking at me,
Predators are my prey
As they retreat from me.