An Elegy For Bravery: For the Victims of Virginia Tech

This country defined bravery for the modern world. Standing tall in the gales of monarchy, Locking arms against the assaults of autocracy, Running headfirst, headstrong into battles For the name of democracy, the right for each man To speak, believe, live his ways. But again, we must invent bravery. Oh, how years can change definitions Standing in planes to bring them down, Locking arms to leap from buildings, Running without thought from a Free man’s bullets. Bravery is necessary for life. So is courage and selfishness. In times only we have experienced We must have the courage to be brave, And selfishness to demand it from others.