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Sometimes I'm scared of myself

Does that seem so strange?

Well, I used to think I feared other people

What they might do or say

Then I came to realize what I feared was myself

What I might not have the strength to do or say



At times I've envied other people's strengths

I felt angry I didn't possess these traits

but I found my anxieties were really caused by fear

I feared my weaknesses would last forever

I feared failure in everything new there was to try

And often found my predicting failure could produce it

It seemed easier to lie back and simply complain

I thought if I didn't take risks, I couldn't fail

I thought wrong, I could fail just by stagnating

Lack of changing brought on more tension,

boredom and depression



I wanted to grow

I wanted to become a better person

This meant, it was time to take risks

It was time to try

It was time to put forth some hard effort

And I was surprised at some the things I discovered

I could build up more strength and diminish some weaknesses

And I found I didn't fail nearly as often



You know now sometimes I fear myself

Yet, it's a little more positive

I surprise myself

by finding out new and wonderful things

I never knew were possible before

I can do things, if only I'll try.