I am not afraid of failure

i carry condoms and colts in my pockets
eager to use both at random
when need arises
i laugh in the face of risk and say
catch me if you can,
tempting, daring, bidding
and sometimes it does and i have lost
but picking myself back up
gets easier after the first few times

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i AM not afraid of failure

inconstancy is a sign of weakness,
so i take my business fiber every morning
with my espressos and empty calories
staying regular and hollow
so mr. big shot can come fill me up
with the dogma of the day
and leave me feeling wholly satisfied
when i return to my wallhole
sleeping in the plaster

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i am NOT afraid of failure

it is easiest often to deny everything
saying i was not aware your honor
i have no knowledge of that
ollie style
the best lies are the simplest
the easiest to say are negations
just turn them words around
and say no, not me, nuh uh
you will not feel so hollow then

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i am not AFRAID of failure

fear is for people who do not understand
and understanding is a process
like geology
all it takes is time and pressure
if you live in fear alone
you’ll never see what lies beyond
your orbital warpage
fearlessness is the best thing to have
in a world such as this one

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i am not afraid of FAILURE

only the weak fail, and i
unlike my associates am not weak
i can take the weight of the world
as if it was a feather
i can stand in the night when others cower
and quail and say help me please
i can stand up to challenge and persevere
because failure is not an option
and you cannot fear what is not there

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i am afraid of failing

 of not being enough
 of not making a difference
 of becoming my father’s lesser
 of being laughed at
 of not being the best for what i have
 of losing
 of letting everyone down
 of giving up and admitting defeat
 of letting myself be me