You are the frigid fog

And the unfriendly wind

On a day when I forgot my jacket

You are the rain through the weak places

In my roof

You hide around corners

Waiting for me

You relish frightening me

Catching me off guard

Breaking my just glued together heart

Shattering the Lego castle just reassembled

From your last “surprise”

I know you have an agenda for me

A plan, which I must outsmart

You want to destroy me

Take the beauty that is “I”

And make it a homeless beggar

Or you want me to be so consumed

With your next attack

That I will

Just

Exist

in fear

With its sidekick

Control

But I got your number buddy

Today when you throw your best shot

I will not fear

Or cling to some illusion that if

I just plan

carefully enough

That I will avoid you

You will be at my locker

You will be still lying wait

Around the corner

But I will wear you out

Not because I am impervious

No

Your jabs hurt

But this is what I will do:

I will hope

for

freedom

I will love

I will not come up with a plan

just to cope

And I will know

One day

You will shirk away

Disappear

From

My

Life