Once small dreams, medium, and then large I opened my mind and began to take charge Yes there was a time when I could not see Past my fears in life or unfold my destiny It never quite registered in my unique head Earth is the land of the living, not the dead Although we sometimes walk silently and alone In this extraordinary place we call home Fear used to be my enemy, but not anymore I have learned to replace the fear with love Everything imagined or dreamed in my life Fear took control and kept me under the knife Now, I look back and see all the incomplete dreams But I also look back and see all the completed things And, I say to myself Some day, some how, I will stand And, I will bow