April 21, 2023

courage

By Kat Myrman 

courage

courage 
is a child
who goes 
back to school
after a massacre 

courage
is telling 
the truth 
even if it means 
losing everything

courage
is wearing
a dress because
it makes you feel pretty
even if they named you Jonathan

courage
is helping those
who are different
because what matters most
is acknowledging their humanity

courage
Is not laughing 
when the joke
is not funny
but hurtful to someone 

courage 
is saying,
“me too”
“Black Lives Matter”
“I stand with you”

courage
I have learned
evolved from
the Latin word, ‘cor’
meaning heart

courage
is following 
one’s heart
showing the rest of us
how to truly live

~kat

NaPoWriMo 2023 Challenge Day Twenty-One: choose an abstract noun from the list below, and then use that as the title for a poem that contains very short lines, and at least one invented word.

Glory
Courage
Anxiety
Failure
Defeat
Delight
Confusion
Calm
Belief
Cleverness
Despair
Honesty
Deceit
Strength
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