Aesop Inspired

I've 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 that their steps were steady

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

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

So, if you've been waiting for an unknown message, this poem is as good as any.

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

You are not the lack of self-confidence that you so often portray 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 be a sun and shine this dark night

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

And the habit of not being brave is a difficult one to shake
I hear some want to live a comfortable life that doesn't stretch them too far
But they still feel stress and strife because we're human and it's who we are

So it's time to make a shelf worth of memories that you can 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 the colours come to compete

Distant rainbows forever illuminating horizon skies

Are unreachable illusions until you leave your raindrop and rise

I've seen people panic about pursuing a dream,
And many (maybe most) just give up and scream
But in a world of unknown actors you must look inside your own heart
Only then, once you are sure that no enemy, no friend, no self is stopping you
         Can you pluck up the courage to be the one that writes your part