Aesop Inspired

I saw a person panic about pursuing a dream, not realising they were ready already

And I saw a shadow sure that they stuttered their steps but I could see from their silhouette that their steps were steady

I knew a kind man willing to take a bold stand on his own for the grandest vision

But he insisted on waiting for some unknown person to come along and give him permission

Well, if you've been waiting for a nobody, then here I am.
Because I'm telling you: 

It's time for you to rise. It's time for your anxiety to take a knee

You are not the lack of self-confidence that you so often think yourself to be

Paint a self-portrait in oils that don't run if you treat them right

Never underestimate the power of light so shine like a sun for some this dark night

It's going to take a path with no map which is a difficult road to take

And the habit of not being brave is a difficult one to brake
Some people want to live a comfortable life that doesn't stretch them too far
But we still feel stress and strife because we're human and for some bizarre reason it's who we are

So it's time to make a shelf worth of memories that you can be the first to display

It's time to stop watches from ticking away yet another two rotation day

A crowd watches in anticipation, will our hero get out of their own head?

Or cling tight rooted to life planted in a flower bed

So take advice from this daffodil that poked its petals through concrete

You don't make grey have colour unless you bring the colours come to compete

Those distant rainbows which illuminate horizon skies

Are just illusions until you leave your raindrop and rise

I've seen people panic about pursuing a dream,
And many (maybe most) give up with barely a scream

But if life is a play, you must seize the pen from your heart

And realize that no one can stop you from writing your own part