close your eyes and make it go away

it's really embarrassing to say, but i'm scared of the dark. it's not so much the shadows and the mystery that frighten me, but the fact that anyone could be out there. i know it sounds stupid and paranoid, but it's a terrifying thought that i can never seem to shake, no matter how hard i try.

i've been told that i'm just "seeking attention" but it's more than that. i'm genuinely scared of what's out there. monsters may only be in storybooks, but it doesn't make them stop seeming real to me.

"None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear"
- Ferdinand Foch