Afraid

I'd like to learn to surf,
but I'm afraid I'll be bit by a shark.
I'd like to go spelunking,
but I'm afraid of the dark.

I'd like to go rock climbing,
but I'm afraid of heights.
I'd like to star in a Broadway show,
but I'm afraid of spotlights.

I'd like to learn to sail,
but I'm afraid I'll drown.
I'd like to marry royalty,
but I’m afraid of wearing a crown.

I'm afraid to stay on the shore,
but I'm afraid to go.
I'm afraid the answer is "yes,"
but I'm afraid it might be "no."

I'm afraid to find at the end of my life
that I was afraid to give,
but I'm more afraid to realize
that I was afraid to live.