my little battle cry

there's this one song -- "world of white", from bit depth's album "herdbound" -- that's been stuck in my head for a while now. ...well, okay, not the entire song, just the 2nd verse: kick up my hooves, charge at the monster in the dark with desperate hope, it’s unaware my teeth aren’t sharp let me be hurt let me be terrified and bruised for i just know that you’re too much for me to lose within the context of the song, this verse is -- of course -- an expression of love and devotion, of the subject's willingness to put their own life at risk to protect someone they cherish. as of recently, though, in a weird way, it's become a sort of private little battle cry for me. I've struggled a lot with anxiety; over the years it has caused me to miss out on a lot of life. I've gotten better at getting past it, but it's still a very real obstacle, a little battle I have to fight every time I journey out of my comfort zone; something I'd been doing quite a bit in the recent times. during a…