I originally wrote this poem and published it on Medium -
- because Iris B. Stehn over there was doing a writing prompt, so I wrote it for that.
I figured I'd share it here so that you could all see it too, 'cos I'm nice like that. 😊
Courage
You never climbed a mountain
You never fought a war
You never ran a marathon
So what was it all for?
Flash-bang features don’t mean everything
Barely anything
to me
Showy signals aren’t for truth
Just for everyone to see
True courage rarely roars
It whispers and it purrs —
It smiles and strokes a loved one’s hand
despite the urge to curse.
It climbs a different mountain,
rolling out of bed each day.
It fights a daily, mundane, battle
and carries on its way.
The marathon it runs
will never win the race,
but true courage is content
to move at its own pace.
You never fought a war
You never ran a marathon
So what was it all for?
Flash-bang features don’t mean everything
Barely anything
to me
Showy signals aren’t for truth
Just for everyone to see
True courage rarely roars
It whispers and it purrs —
It smiles and strokes a loved one’s hand
despite the urge to curse.
It climbs a different mountain,
rolling out of bed each day.
It fights a daily, mundane, battle
and carries on its way.
The marathon it runs
will never win the race,
but true courage is content
to move at its own pace.
Whaddya think?
Talk to me! 😊💬
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Beautiful, Cee! This poem reminds me of a line in one of my favourite musicals, Newsies: "courage cannot erase our fears. Courage is when we face our fears."
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks Em! :) Also, it is 100% your fault that I love Newsies ;)
DeleteYay! My work here is done :)
DeleteIndeed it is <3
Delete"True courage rarely roars
ReplyDeleteIt whispers and it purrs
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It climbs a different mountain,
rolling out of bed each day.
It fights a daily, mundane, battle
and carries on its way."
I love it! Especially the verses above.
Thank you so much! <3 :)
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