My Phobophobia

February 24, 2019

Throughout life, I had too much fear to count,

I've always been so afraid of acting,

Singing's a severe struggle to surmount,

Sometimes I'm scared of just interacting.

If only that said, you might think I'm dull,

True I would've just sat in bed impaired,

Were it not for my biggest fear of all:

I'm too scared of being scared to be scared.

I did not want to be controlled by dread,

I did not want to miss out on the world,

I decided to overcome instead,

Therefore I performed, I talked, and I twirled.

When I'm afraid, I take a breathe and pray,

Then I conquer my fear of fear that day.

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