Why Are We So Afraid

It's a scary world,
Things go bump in the night.
Imaginary monsters,
Hiding just out of sight.

But, we know,
It's all in our head.
There are no monsters,
So, nothing to dread.

Fear the unknown,
The gloom and doom.
Wrapped up in a cocoon,
Safe and sound in our room.

Is that living?
Really living a life?
There's nothing in the cupboard,
It's a buckle, not a knife.

People we'll never meet,
Could be trolls or worse.
Don't reveal who we are,
To those who are likely perverse.

They could track us down.
Peeping through our pane.
Evil and desperate...
Or, just a friend to gain?

I guess we'll never know.
A risk we cannot take.
We already have friends,
So what if some are fake.

To trust in those we know,
Rather than a stranger.
But it could be someone close,
Who may present the greatest danger