Fear, My Dear Friend

“Death is not the biggest fear we have;

our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive

-- the risk to be alive and express what we

really are.” -- Don Miguel Ruiz

Fear, my dear friend

You are in my body

I can feel you

Every time I step out of my comfort zone

Fear, my dear friend

You are there with me

When I aim to be bigger than

What I already am

Fear, my dear friend

Once I was intimated by your honesty

Once I was overwhelmed by your power

Once I was deterred from fully living

As time goes by

I am getting to know you better

You are my friend, dear fear

You are not there to stop me

You are here to remind me

All is all right

Just keep moving

No longer, I stay in the comfort

No longer, I stop living