Fear should help locate
a safe way forward.
It should not let you not stall at all.
Instead, inspire us to find a way
to forge through safely yet changed.
You rarely leave anything important unscathed.
Avoidance is transitory.
Accept the inconvenient but honest
instead of the excuse you prefer.
But don’t praise your fortitude to others
by creating obstacles to overcome.
Share kindness and benefit.
It builds connection
that mistakes have trouble erasing.
Revel in your difference
and probe to know the difference in others
so that you can contrast it
to what you believe
and see the edge where they blend.
