I've got so many fears,
Sharks, spiders and conflict.
They all their unique roots.
My fear of sharks is from Shark Week.
The survivor stories scare me.
And since I live on the west coast, where they are sharks,
I'm glad the water's too cold to swim!
I've got a fear of being attacked by some blood-thirsty fish.
My fear of spiders has a common root.
They look weird and CREEPY!
Having 8 legs is unnatural,
Add 17 million eyes,
No thanks!
When you add the long fangs,
I'm out!
They're just unnatural.
My fear of conflict,
It's a peculiar one.
It is caused by 6 years of fighting between my father, brother, and mother.
This fear has made me afraid of people.
People
With people, comes conflict, with conflict, comes hatred and anger.
I don't want hatred and anger, so I avoid people!
It can't be healthy.
But my mind is so fearful of the conflict, it makes sense,
And I can even defend it!
Reasonably.
This fear caused me to hide in my room for about 6 months.
Only coming out for bathroom breaks, school, and food.
This fear made me avoid support when I needed it most.
I never trusted people, not in the smallest bit.
I never trusted people enough until I went to New York on a missions trip.
There I learned to trust, and conflict can be good!
Unlike spiders and sharks.
