I am afraid of being alone
I am afraid of raising children that learn nothing from me
I am afraid of being a failure as a mother
I am afraid of fear getting in my way
I am afraid of the unknown
I am afraid of the afterlife
I am afraid spiders
And snakes
I am afraid of pain
I am afraid of doubt
I am afraid of forever
I am afraid of giving up, which makes me try harder than anyone I know