What Fears Have You Overcome and How?
Daily Prompt
Fraidy cat fraidy cat...
It's a taunt and a state
Of mind. Mind you, I am
Not timid. Nor scared.
Not a scaredy cat, nor
Am I prone to anxious
Moments where fear
Is unresolved. Panicky
When unprovoked by
Real threats... that's
Just unreasonable. I
Only panic at genuine
Provocation and jump
When you call my name
And I am deep in thought.
It's reasonable to fear
The dark and strangers
And food I never tasted
Before. That mountain's
Too high. That valley's
Too low. This is an odd
And unfamiliar place.
Tamara, really 