"Life Doesn't Frighten Me" is Maya Angelou's poem, beautifully illustrated by Jean-Michel Basquiat. The poem is about life experiences. It is about finding oneself within one's own life story, the good and the bad, and using everything that influences or affects us -- our families, our culture, our everyday world -- to constantly reinvent and support ourselves. The poem addresses the universals of our lives and how we can use everything we see, feel, hear, touch, and encounter on our paths. These are the magic charms that give us the hope, understanding, and resolve to be us.