Confessions of a philophobiac

       I’m afraid to like you,

      Because I may fall in love,

      I’m afraid to fall in love,

      Because I may get hurt,

      I’m afraid to get hurt,

      Because of the pain,

      I’m afraid of the pain,

      Because of the scars,

      I’m afraid of the scars,

      Because they may bleed,

      I’m afraid of the blood,

      Because I may die,

      I’m afraid to die,

      Because I may survive,

      I’m afraid to survive,

      Because I may let you in,

      And the cycle starts all over again.

-Ashlie Nicholle Haines