Whispered Fear

I am impregnable.
I am brave.
These are the things
I used to believe.
I can face the world alone
Fight the battle on my own.
This was just pure imagination.
I stand strong that nobody
can ever break me down.
I don’t need a hand from
people around.
Who would have thought
on my knee, I’d fall down?
Inside my head were
thoughts unspoken;
Inside my heart
were whispered fears.
Afraid to be heard
Scared to be judged
by spectators who
all the time prejudge.
Silent thoughts screaming
to be voiced out
I lay in bed
tears running down
Gently, I covered my mouth.
Petrified that they might hear
the whispered fear I always bear.