Courage and a Compass

Courage searches for itself 
in a thousand different directions 
like a four pointed compass 
gravitating its sharpened needle 
toward the landmarks and treasures 
we seek to embrace

Traveling north leads to bravery
traveling south leads to fearlessness
traveling east leads to fortitude
and traveling west leads to determination 

We can pick and choose 
any direction we want to follow 
but regardless of 
where we all end up 
we will all find our own spot 
of courage stamped with an "X"
on the inside of our hearts

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019



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Date: 10/12/2019 10:10:00 PM
Enjoyed this so very much Panagiota
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Date: 10/12/2019 9:59:00 PM
Here is the answer, stop focusing on you, and focus on loving and serving another. It really works. Life is a choice, it is up to you. You may live many years...choose life. Others suffer horribly. Go love someone! Honestly....panagiota
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Date: 10/12/2019 9:49:00 PM
Mia, what an unusual poem...well done. Panagiota
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