Prisoner of Fear [Poem]

When I graduated college, my degree was excuses
Laziness was my lady and we were exclusive
I had a dead end job with a 401k
Struggling to make ends meet every single day
Got paid half as much for working twice as hard
Life always happened, it always caught me off guard
I couldn’t give me my best I didn’t know what it was
Why would I give my best? Nobody ever does
I dreamt of first class but I made my home in coach
But I gained wisdom, learned how to change my approach
But when I demanded more of life, it demanded more of me
I realized there was so much more that I could be
Now I’m learning to speak the language of success
But I failed a lot of times I have to confess
It’s a part of the process, it’s helping me grow
Failing shows me what not to do, so now I know
I used to avoid my fears and so the bigger they got
But once I learned to face em, they weren’t as big as I thought
It was all in my head, but now all in my head
Is the faith I require to actually move ahead
Time is your friend when you use her wisely
But time is your enemy if you take her lightly
I realized I was blessed to be a blessing
God expected more, I finally learned the lesson
See I was imprisoned by my fears, but faith set me free
Faith changed my focus, faith helped me see
Clearly and it made me cry dearly
When I realized that’s still where most people will ever be
In prison: I still find them there
In prison: Prisoners of their own fear
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