Poem by Osaruese Osato-Aghimien

A poem or write up or spoken word (whatever it is you would like to call it) about overcoming ourselves, overcoming fear and timidity by Osas

You are born with power and honed your skill, a big heart and a strong hand.
You have a warrior spirit, a godly body, the Monday of a champion..
Yet you exhibit none of these things..
You are lion stuck in the body of lamb or perhaps it is the other way
You are born king and champion. The weight of a people rest but on your back but yet here you are cowering in fear in timidity
They say some are born leaders others are made leaders. You however are a born leaders, sharpened and forged into your destiny that is greatness.
And yet.
Here you are..
Lying in your pitiable state..
Consumed by the stench of liquor
Eloped in the arms of whores and deep in your revelling
Your veins flooded with opium, your nostrils covered in dust, Your teeth darkened by substances darker than coal
And you claim..
You claim it is all in a bid to find yourself..
To find the inner king I speak of..
To unravel the leader who was promised
You say it is all in a bid to find your understand yourself better..
But from what I see and from what I know..
I'd say it's all a lie.. You,
You are consumed by fear, shoured in timidity. Afraid of what is, and more afraid of what is not..
Ashamed of what is yourself, your own reflection,
Afraid of what is not yourself, the people around you..

But..
I understand dear brother..
I too see the need to be scared, because I have been here.
Soaked in my own filth and completely consumed by that which is fear.
I understand what it is to be helpless, hopeless, to be at the end of the rope.
I know what it's like to let go just so to feel what its like to be bold and powerful.
To be high so that I can take up the gun point  it someone and have them cowering in fear..
I know this feeling..
I too know fear and timidity, having it crawl up on your skin, being so visible that you can smell it in the air..
But dear brother
I have come across this foe, I have seen what it really is, and I have conquered it.
I have come to understand that in it's true sense it is only a barrier and it is nothing more than that..
An empty threat of failure.
The threat of being laughed at, scorned and mocked.
It does not show you the truth.
It doesn't show you the glory that lies ahead. It does it's best to mask that which is to be gained..
The fear seeks to stop you brother
And if it succeeds in doing so then you will always remain here. Cowering in fear and never knowing what it's like to be who it is you really are.
You are more brother and all that you are is found in the other side if fear.
So don't overcome fear. Just do it even you are afraid and when you fail, do it again..
Until the poison has no effect on you and all other poisons loose their hold on you..
So Just do it.

Osaruese Osato-Aghimien
OS/19B/4052
Library and Information science
Edo State