Poetry Friday -- Fear

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FEAR

I am not afraid of the dark

or cold weather

or hard work.

I am not afraid to be caught

without an umbrella

and I'm not afraid (anymore)

of those big millipedes

that are sometimes in the sink

when I turn on the kitchen light

in the morning

in the summer.

I am not afraid to walk on ice

or skip a meal

or swim in deep water.

I'm not afraid to drive alone

across the country

and I'm not afraid (anymore)

of unknowns:

taking risks,

speaking in front of strangers,

navigating in new places

where there may or may not be

clear signage.

The round up today is at The Drift Record.