“You’re not good at this,” they’ll say.
“Don’t waste your time.”
Words of fear,
Of those who failed to try.
Those who don’t understand how you can be so brave.
Their Weakness
A Distinct Lack of Fear
“Afraid?” she said,
And laughed like crystal.
“It’s impossible to be afraid,
When you’re what everyone is frightened of.”
I remember her then,
All coarse laughter and smokey eyes.
Wisdom beyond her years,
And a smile to kill for.
“Say the word,” I thought,
“and you’ll have me.”