Go to it sad.
Go to it afraid.
Go to it trembling and unsure.
Shake like a leaf.
Stutter your way through it.
Weak knee yourself through it.
Butterfly-in-your-stomach through it.
Get it wrong the first time.
Try something new the second time.
Grudgingly go through a third route.
They lied.
Dreams aren’t made full of smiles
And hope
And determination
And joy
And results
And laughter in sparkling white lab coats
Some dreams come through mud
Some come through failure
Some come knocking so feebly you barely hear them
Others come with a truckload full of fear
Full of insecurities
Full of anguish
Full of doubt
But you do it anyway
Afraid
But not defeated
Doubting
But still pushing
You do it anyway.
Mwende Kyalo 