Fear Of Error

My fear is a shadow, constant

Present in every action

Yet by far more prominent

In all of my inaction

Pause-rethink-doubt

Paralyzing fear of mistakes

An inherent distust of myself

Leading me to re-evaluate

It's easier to walk away

Away from family, love, friends

Away from all I could ruin

Creating a safe loneliness to live in

I have made mistakes

What has been done can't be undone

So my solution is to do nothing

Stopping things before they've begun