The Dance of Trepidation

And they danced
Together hand-in-hand
Yet not completely together
Each with deep internal fears
Each hoping to be seen
Each hoping to be loved without boundaries
Yet the two continued to dance
Arms slightly stiff at one moment
Arms soft in another moment
Eyes closed in one moment
Eyes opened in another
Sometimes seeing the other
Sometimes seeing only themselves
A continual push and pull
Two steps forward
And two steps back
But always running the risk
Of one step forward
And two steps back
Each time giving into fear
Distance increased in increments
Until they can no longer feel
And finally until they can no longer see
Both alone
Both experiencing exactly what they feared
Fear itself the culprit
Destroying so much heavenly potential
The Dance of Trepidation claiming two more victims
Self victims
Self-sabotage
Self-created-prophecy
Death of Love