Failurephobia
I`m not afraid of living in a small cubicle,
for I love to stay alone in my closet for days;
I am not claustrophobic.
I love to mingle with men of diverse tongues,
do business with foreigners,
for I`m not Xenophobic.
I have zero tolerance to agoraphobia,
for I love speaking in public,
shout among crowds to buttress my opinion and ideology.
...but I hate to be barked at,
hate being a toothless bull dog,
I`m a fox who does not like
being ridiculed and under classed,
I hate cobwebs and creeping plants,
I`m a tiger afraid of not being able
to catch my prey;
a bee afraid of not making honey,
dancing and buzzing without nectar,
This I will not condone;
to be a bad father,husband,mentor and citizen.
When I roar and the forest shakes not,
and the wind refuses to whistle,
Then!I have failed;
Oh! I`m failurephobic.....
Contest:"What`s Your Fear?" sponsored by Tanya Harrington
Copyright © Olusegun Arowolo | Year Posted 2012
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