Fearless

There was this time
When I was free
I flew on wings that looked like trees
I had a way of moving forward by
branches that branched off the trunk
of my tree-like wings - supported by
this root system that dug down deep
and held fast to faith, hope, and love
Did not face fear because it never showed
its visage - because it knew if it did it would
get erased by the whipping wind of change
through the leaves that dipped down along the
lake's edge where it grew reflecting
a ruthlessness not to be crossed like
a mother bear with its cubs...

Let it out
Sing
Shout
Don't give in again to
the pain that comes from the
Familiarity of the routine of
Knowing what's next and
What's comfortable...

Breathe
Squeeze
the life out of every last thing
You encounter...

You DO only have
One life to live after all
So live it out
Without
Fear...

Do you hear?
Did you hear
what I just said?

Jump
the thump-thump in your heart
will beat the blood that you need
into all the places that need the nourishment only
blood
sweat and
tears can bring...

Fear squelches
the cheers from the
crowd that is awaiting your victories in
Ignoring the hunger that comes from starving that
Nasty beast
Insecurity.

This, too, can be done.
You are breathing,
Aren't you?

Attack and
don't
look
back.