Courage Is
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Courage is
What is courage, you ask of me?
Looking at my life, I think you’ll see.
Courage is being a woman on her own,
and raising two children, all alone.
Courage is choosing a life to teach,
challenging minds to cognitively reach.
Courage is having a surgical emergency,
being put to dark sleep with all due urgency.
Courage is walking away from a drink,
forever and ever, a new way to think.
Courage is dosing morphine to another,
especially when this time it’s your mother.
Courage is having to bury your daughter,
at a period in life when you don't have a quarter.
Courage is seeing your career torn apart
and still believing you have worth to impart.
Courage is having to sell your dream home
and stay in a hotel till they give you a loan.
Courage is living each day with some hope,
as the senior years alter your scope.
So, this is courage, as my story unfolds.
Something I’ve earned, more precious than gold.
12/16/16
What courage means to you - Poetry Contest
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Copyright © Janis Thompson | Year Posted 2016
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