Living in Fear

The entire world is run on fear

everyone always thinking that the end is near

if not the end, trouble at least

family, financial or some other beast

we worry about what others think

we’re so afraid they might watch us sink

so we play it safe and do nothing at all

for fear that someone will watch us fall

but the only way to really get ahead

is to take fear by the neck and face it instead

stop caring about how everyone talks

because if we don’t, we won’t hear when opportunity knocks

and that is what we should fear the most

being stuck in a state of fear  and we’re all toast