Random Thoughts
I try to always say yes to things i don’t want to do
On his twelfth birthday, the boy received
A gift wrapped in mystery, yet to be perceived.
A necklace adorned with a curious charm,
A glimmering amulet meant to protect him from harm.
At first, it seemed a clear warning sign:
A spider, a snake, each fear well-defined.
The boy saw these images, shivered, withdrew,
Believing his fears were the wisest view.
From spiders, from bees, from heights and from flame,
He shied from the shadows that called out his name.
But dreams of adventure gnawed at his mind,
His fears, it seemed, were leaving him blind.
One day, he thought, “What if fear’s just a guide,
Showing the path where true courage resides?”
So, with trembling hands and a heart full of doubt,
He took his first step toward a different route.
When the amulet showed him a high mountain’s peak,
He climbed to the summit, though feeling so weak.
If a dragon appeared, he would train day and night,
Then seek it and face it, determined to fight.
Each fear that appeared, he no longer denied,
He met it, embraced it, with courage as his guide.
For each time he conquered the dread in his chest,
He found he was stronger, more able, more blessed.
Years rolled on, and the charm started to fade,
Its visions grew faint, like mist and like shade.
Till one day, it showed him a mirror instead —
A face without fear, a heart fully led.
The amulet stilled, no more images came,
Its purpose fulfilled, it had shown him his aim.
The fears he once fled from had paved him a way,
And with nothing left holding him back, he could stay.
Now he lives by a truth he found in that guide:
The things we resist are just fears we should ride.
For life isn’t lived by shrinking away;
It’s seized by the heart that faces each day.
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