Courage

by Angela Swope

What if I were not afraid?
What if I had the courage to do
what my heart speaks?
What if I pushed through my fear
and did the thing
I cannot do?
What if I keep pushing the fear
until it no longer stands in my way?
What if I push,
and do,
and keep on pushing,
and keep on doing,
until
I am not held back by anything?
What if,
with the barrier down,
I can see more
of what my heart speaks?
and I do it all?

What if fear was afraid of me?