Confronting Obstacles Builds Up the Courage
Confronting obstacles is building up the courage,
don't believe the skeptical coward who pulls back
and says, " It's useless to fight, be smarter than a liar! "
I reflect on this and continue to observe the knowledge
which nurtured the minds of bold knights more than a friar
who wrote down their victorious battles in a parched book
decorated with images that offered readers privilege.
Confronting sorrow is growing in strength,
shedding some tears can release much pain;
the ones we lost cannot be replaced by others,
their uniqueness made them special beings,
and remembering them makes us realize that graves
symbolize death and not accumulated wealth...
and this can change the perspective of a Machiavellian
who maneuvers politics with schemes, not with facts:
even he had to deal with reality and beat his brain!
We came out of our mother's womb,
we saw sunlight and emitted a scream so terrifying
that predicted either suffering or joy;
nobody could foretell riches, poverty, or even tragedy...
only the certainty of being laid in a tomb
adorned by pretty flowers and stars ever-shining!
Copyright © Andrew Crisci | Year Posted 2021
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