As children we are warned and conditioned to fear the unknown
We lock our doors, we scan dark alleys, we walk hand in hand with fear as if it was an old friend

Little did we know, the biggest fear we would encounter is growing up

Our insecurities inflate, watering our anxieties until they bloom into towering masses
Our innocence is corrupted to the point where no good deed comes without consequence

We fear what we are taught to fear
We lose ourselves in the unforgiving world that feeds off greed and wealth
We continue to lock our doors and scan dark alleys
And we will continue to walk hand in hand with fear
Our good old friend