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Afraid

Kenneth Cory Wilkins 1988 (Eden North Carolina)

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When i first saw you
I was afraid to meet you,
When i first met you
I was was afraid to kiss you,
When I first kissed you
I was afraid to love you,
But now that I love you
I'm afraid to lose you.

About this poem

I wrote this when I was a teenager and writing poetry got me through all my pain and rough times in the system all my childhood life

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Written on May 17, 2022

Submitted by wilkinskenneth575 on May 17, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Stanza Lengths 8
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Kenneth Cory Wilkins

Like I said prior to this I spent most of my life behind some type of walls whether that be juvenile institutions group homes for misbehave adolescence jail and prison this is the one thing that I know I've always been good at and has gotten me through some very tough times more…

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