My Friend Fear

"My Friend Fear"

My friend Fear never leaves my side.

Legends say his eyes are big...
I beg to differ.

A nondescript shade,
somewhere between grey and blue.
And quite ordinary in size.

My friend Fear loves lounging on the sofa,
whispering in my ear:

“It's not worth it. What's the point?
What will it cost you?
It's all for nothing anyway...”

And so we argue.

But I give him a nudge, set him straight.
I'm not falling for his tricks!

Because it's worth it, all of it.
Somewhere, there must be meaning.

I put him in his place, tug at his ears.
Because now I know that where Fear cries,

“An impossible mountain!”

just beyond that very hill,
another beginning awaits.

So on we go,
keeping to our familiar rhythm.

And somehow, I feel braver,
with him walking with me
shoulder to shoulder.