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