I will not be afraid
no, I will not be afraid, to let my
let my talent
shine
no, I will not be afraid
what is there to be afraid of
failure, disaster, the apocalypse and
judgment day will not care for me
I will not matter to anyone
but me, my success means nothing
my failure even less
all I am is what I feel, what I do and
if I am afraid, if I let myself be afraid I will be nothing - nothing - nothing -
less then nothing

for even emptiness can be defined by what is
I will be unimportant
so I will not will not not not
not
be afraid
no, I will not be afraid to
let my heart break and my soul bleed for blood is beautiful
and our beauty will survive our breaking
even in my missteps and failures am I beautiful
like summer roses
even in my cowardice am I gorgeous
like sunshine in dawn droplets
I am something,
somethingspecial

even as I lie in broken pieces on your living room floor
a vase
a glittering a vase made for the safe shelf
carefully formed to be cushioned and guided
though life
has left her home and safety
and decided to do what will break her
into millions of beautiful pieces on a living room floor

but I will not be afraid

no I will not be afraid

I will not

not not not

be afraid

for I am that which will be beauty