Today will be the day
I face my fears—
the spiders, the snakes,
the mountains so fierce.

My question: why?
All this time
I never stood my ground.
I would just flee and shout,
but never figured out why.

Why am I so scared?

To them,
I’m the monster in their world.
I disrupt their peace.
I ruin their life.
I never knew
they were as scared as I.

People say I’m irrational.
“It’s not scary,” they claim.
But now I realize—
there’s no need to worry.

They’re more afraid of me
than I am of them.

It will all be fine,
if I only
face my fears.