afraid

"Tell me what you are afraid of;
It will tell me who you are."

I fear being wrong.
I overcompensate with confidence.
I live boldly into whatever comes my way
because I fear being wrong.

"Tell me what you are afraid of;
It will tell me who you want to be."

I value knowledge, but what can I ever really know?
perception, recognition, certitude...
direct cognition? no.
I fear that I know nothing for certain.

"Tell me what you were afraid of,
and it will tell me why..."

I was a afraid of her uncertainty.
It made me impotent, emotionally numb,
I fear it even now.

"Tell me what you are afraid of;
It will tell me who you are."

I do not know what I am afraid of.