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Courage


Merelas

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This is an unorthodox poem... for me at least. One of the only reasons I wrote this is because... I don't normally feel this way.

 

Courage

 

You think you know courage?

 

“Courage” is listening to someone whine about their terrible hangnail, while your arm is cut off at the elbow.

“Courage” is fighting the battle when all you want to do is surrender to the enemy, with or without quarter.

“Courage” is looking at the knife longingly, and then forcing yourself to turn away.

 

“Courage” is when I face the person whose back I want to drive a knife into, and smiling while I’m at it.

“Courage” is when I look into the dawn even when all I want is to witness my very last sunset for this lifetime.

“Courage” is me holding back the tears, even though it feels like a tidal wave is welling behind my eyes every waking moment.

 

And damn it, if it kills me, I will be brave.

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