Fear may arise with a whisper or shout,
Sometimes with danger, sometimes without.
It may not be truth, but it still holds a key—
For energy that’s belonging to thee.

 

You’re taught to resist it, to cover and cope,
To bury it deep and strangle its hope.
But fear that’s resisted will twist and ensnare—
A tangle of thoughts that’s dufear’s true lair.

 

Fear is your friend when it’s fully embraced,
But dufear will your integrity debase.
So breathe it in, let it move on through,
Welcome your fear, this friend that’s true blue.

 

Dufear hides but can be revealed:
That constant worry that tries to shield,
That weight of pressure you endure,
Or ongoing stress, without a cure.

 

It creates the guilt you cannot explain,
Resentment that hides a deeper pain,
Defensiveness there, creating a wall,
Dufear is there hiding behind it all.

 

Indecision that loops and never ends,
Perfection that tightens and never bends,
Your need to be serious all of the time,
As if joy or lightness were somehow a crime.

 

Shyness keeps the truth from your voice,
Overwhelm cancels many a choice,
Busyness makes you over employed,
Loneliness because you’re paranoid.

 

Fear is your friend when it’s fully embraced,
But dufear will your integrity debase.
So breathe it in, let it move on through,
Welcome your fear, this friend that’s true blue.

 

Shout it all out in a silly way,
“Jeepers and Weepers!” your fear displayed.
You don’t try to fix or figure it out—
Make friends with fear, that’s what it’s about.

 

With breath and truth, the knots unwind,
And suddenly steady returns to your mind.
Not every fear is a path that you take—
But each one embraced yourself you remake.

 

Fear is your friend when it’s fully embraced,
But dufear will your integrity debase.
So breathe it in, let it move on through,
Welcome your fear, this friend that’s true blue.