I am rich
I am fortunate
I have ego
I have self respect
I am confident
then you may doubt,
what is deprived of me?
you are right.
one more friend joined me recently
unasked
uninvited
and not friendly
it scares me
it captured my confidence
It gulped my personality
It chased my ego
It laughed at my richness
It challenged my fortune
My beautiful face transformed into a ghostly shade
My fearless stature shrunk back to shivery bearing
I hate this new comer
it is the fear
unknown fear
fear of uncertainty
fear for life
O god
teach me how to overcome this
bless me the courage
I know
with that I can do wonders in my life…
Anjana Lahuri @2021