Risk It Poem by Dani Lynch

to laugh is to risk, appearing the fool
to weep is to risk, appearing sentimental
to reach out to others is to risk involvement
to expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self
to place your ideas, your dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss
to love is to risk not being loved in return
to live is to risk dying
to hope is to risk despair
to try is to risk failure
but risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to do nothing
the person who risks nothing, is nothing, has nothing, does nothing
the only person who is free is a person who risks it all
without risk we are nothing and will never become anything
we either risk it all or we don't risk at all