Take Arms Against Adversity
Punctured psyches leak their essence out,
Seized by fear, diminished by the lees;
Courage, perforated by the brain’s fool doubt,
Unreservoired, cascades towards Death’s black seas.
Dyke your valor, dam your pooled-up will!
Panic breaches sea-walls in your heart.
Brave the craven ocean’s salty chill
Till cowardice recedes, its tides depart.
Copyright © Steve Eng | Year Posted 2009
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