Afraid to live
Afraid to die
Afraid to hide
Afraid to fly
Afraid to succeed
Afraid to fail
Afraid to love
This was my tale

A child, unique
So loving so sweet
Who didn’t fit in
With a family so grim
I put up a wall
Survival, my goal
It had to be tall
To protect my soul

As time went by
The taller it grew
I didn’t know why
I felt life was through
The family so grim
Had perfected their craft
By training their crosshairs
On the child who laughed

I accepted their torment
My duty, it seemed
On the outside I smiled
On the inside I screamed
I felt all alone
I knew things were wrong
But I couldn’t give in
I had to be strong

Then one day it happened
I found my true love
With a built in family
They fit like a glove
My life had new meaning
And down came the wall
But fate intervened
I wanted to bawl

The family so grim
Was far from unique
Her family was evil
The outlook was bleak
Like Montague and Capulet
The feud was on
And in the end
Nobody won

Now that they’re gone
Things seem all to clear
The family so grim
Must now disappear
The families I'd loved
Were illusions it seems
And all that I’d prayed for
Must remain in my dreams

So for now I’m alone
At least in my heart
I’m no longer afraid
I must find a new start
A new love I’ve looked for
And hoped I had found
But the silence it turned to
Has me just looking down

I’ve not given up yet
I must hold my head high
And pray for that girl
Till the day I die
I know someday I’ll find her
And never let go
‘Cause my love knows no bounds
And will only grow...

you painted a vivid snapshot of life

Very well written and heartfelt...it took me back in my mind to the days before I came to know that some people cause more damage in your life than having to deal with not having them in your life...family does not always have to mean forever.

Nice