Trepidation

For months I have avoided you,
The prospects so unkind,
But the fear that you implanted,
Was never far from my mind.
The day approached with malice,
Over the horizon it sped,
I wished I had been stronger,
Or that I used my head.
With trepidation I participated,
But fear accounted for nought.
Things weren't nearly,
As bad as I had thought.
So, I've learnt to be more rational,
To be positive each day,
To try to stay ahead,
And not let my imagination run away.

Inspired by a pending trip to the dentist - it's amazing how long I put things like this off for, only to find out my imagination had run away to the point that my expectations were a mirror of Hell.