time to fail

sometimes,

my heart skips a beat

when i realize 

i am almost done with school,

yet i have no idea

(no idea)

what i am going to do next.

i think,

why can't it be like when i was little?

if i wanted to take ballet, i would.

if i wanted to play soccer, i would.

if i wanted to be a singer, i would.

and although i failed terribly

at all of these things,

it didn't matter one bit

because i was not afraid of failure.

not only was i not afraid of it,

failure didn't phase me

i had absolutely nothing to lose.

i simply brushed it off

and found a new endeavor.

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so now i ask,

why should it be any different now?

maybe grad school is no ballet recital,

and losing a job would be a bit harder

than losing a soccer game,

but if i hadn't failed at those little things as a child,

i never would have discovered what i love.

so there i have it,

i am no longer afraid to fail.

and that little realization

makes the future

a lot less scary,

and a lot more exciting.

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