Scared

[couchgrouch]

ScaredI useta fish with my Granpawe'd catch a few with homemade polesand panfry 'em over a small campfirethen he'd shine a flashlight on his faceput jagged rocks in his gentle voiceand spin stories of monsters and vampiresbut I knew those things weren't realhe tried but he could never make me feelscaredand afraid of the unknownunsure if I could handlewhat might come alongbut life is a gambleeach day is a dareand once in a while it's normalto be a little scaredthe day I wed my highschool sweetheartI checked my watch and paced the floorbut told my friends I wasn't nervousin my heart I could see foreverI just hoped it could see usand I was shakin' just below the surfaceI prayed that God's blessing be on usthat day He was the only one who knew I wasscaredand afraid of the unknownunsure if I could handlewhat might come alongbut life is a gambleeach day is a dareand once in a while it's normalto be a little scaredI still remember how I smiledwhen my wife handed me our first childhis blue eyes glowed at all he could seethe world is big but he was too innocent to bescaredand afraid of the unknownunsure if he can handlewhat might come alongbut life is a gambleeach day is a darehe'll learn once in a while it's okto be a little scared(c)2004 Robert George