My Biggest Fear

They asked me about my biggest fear

And for the sake of sounding sane

I said it's heights

or was it darkness?

Well, in either case it was a lie

My biggest fear,

Oh dear! I am too ashamed

to even admit

Is the number of names buried

In the grooves of my mind

My biggest fear 

Is that you would call me creepy

or think of me as sneaky

You'd wonder how it was- if it was ever-

any of my business?

My biggest fear

Is that you'd shame me for it

When the truth is laid bare

Once you get to know

Just how much I care

~ Tanisha Jhajj