and they give in to that fear
by telling themselves
failure is not an option
when not only is it an option
it plays a part in the success
and growth of an individual
I myself wasn't trying to fail
but I accept that fact that I did
there's nothing wrong with
validating those feelings
knowing that you're just
being honest with yourself
it's not about being negative
bad things happen to us all
we're told not to think about it
or just try to stay positive
sometimes we tell ourselves that
rather than describing
what it is we're feeling
to someone who's listening
and may actually understand
were we're coming from
how long can we deny the truth
especially when it's our truth
clichés don't do it for me anymore
that's not being negative
dismissing what we truly feel
that's what really hurts us
maybe we don't fear failure
as much as we fear embracing
ourselves completely
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