“What’s your greatest fear?” they ask
We answer right away
But what we’re really scared of
Isn’t what we actually say

‘Cause we’re not scared of flying
But of falling from the sky
And we’re afraid of failing
But we say we’re scared to try

It’s not that we’re afraid to want
But that we’re scared to lose
And we are not afraid to ask
But scared we’ll be refused

We’re not afraid of water
We’re just scared that we could drown
And we avoid the climb
In case we plummet to the ground

We’re not afraid of caves
But of the things that lurk inside
And it is not the dark we fear;
It’s the monsters that it hides

But if we’re scared of trying
Then we’ll never know success
And if we’re scared to hear a ‘no’
We’ll never hear a ‘yes’

If we’re terrified to lose
We’ll likely never win
And if we’re scared of drowning
Then we’ll never learn to swim

So take the deepest breath
And show the monsters you are brave
And maybe you’ll find treasure
In the darkness of the cave

Take the biggest step
And climb the mountain to its peak
Stretch your arms out sideways
And then take the biggest leap

‘Cause, we’re not scared of anything
Except of getting hurt
But life without a little risk
Is not what we deserve

And we can’t miss out on living
‘Cause we’re all too scared to die
For if we’re afraid to fall too hard
We’ll never learn to fly

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Becky Hemsley 2023
Stunning artwork by Paco Yao

“Greatest Fears’ is from Letters from Life https://amzn.eu/d/hre52WW

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I follow this lady on Facebook and some of her stuff is brilliant. This one hit me today, the last two lines in particular…