Risk

She would be only four,

Longing to explore,

The unseen world beyond her sight.

Longing to withstand through out the night

But she won't take the risk.

The risk of exploration twinned with failure.

The risks of finding a friend, or finding a hater.

Trapped inside a self claimed bubble

That she will never rupture.

Because she doesn't know.

She can't see the regret and dread,

Swarming in my head,

Like blocks made of lead

If only she knew.

I would whisper in her ear,

And tell her to embrace the fear.

Engage in the risk

Treat life as a whisk

Because then she will know.

That without risk no one,

Not even the man who created the sun,

Can experience success,

Can rise above the rest,

And become the person of her dreams.