Fearless Poem by Maya Hanson

I drop to my knees and start the countdown
Risking the higher law I've learned
The fear melts from these open gates
All I want to know has hit the ground

You say you still carry everything I've done
I can't help but count your blessings instead of mine
But you dropped the time bomb and hit zero
and with the grand finale I've left your head

Hands clasped and now the prayers unwind
I know I don't need them anymore
With a place like this I carry a candle in the dark
And I'm begging on my knees that you'll see it

I'm fearless now, I boast gold on my shoulders
I carry the roses but only drop some at your feet
Knives can't hurt me, I swing my own sword
And the warriors bend when I turn my head

I stand up straight on my own, start the countdown
Love is the higher law I've learned
And the fear melts from these silver steel gates
All I need to know I've opened with my own keys