Frozen

A vail of fear surounds me, 
A chain tight around my chest,
Consuming me, the will to be free,
I strain to focus on my quest.

But this FEAR! This Fear!
This nervousness so deep,
Why now, why here,
Why can't   I    just    go     back     to      sleep?
 

I hate this uncertainty,
this whimpering me,
mind frozen in thought,
As fear stares back at me.

I set out to concur,
the worst of my fears.
Only then did I realize-


Is it fear itself I'm afraid of?