Do we have the courage to
open our doors
to receive the unknown
Do we have the courage to
extend a hand
of compassion with risk
Do we have the courage to
learn of past sins
shrouded in deception
Do we have the courage to
probe our beliefs
pursuing truth and justice
The RDP # 46 – Open prompt brought the smile of an easy post of this photo of a shed that has been waiting in a recent photo file for just the right moment. Then I felt the nudge to express some thoughts in a style of writing that is on the edge of my comfort zone. It takes a lot of courage for me to label this as poetry when I am familiar with the perfect words and lines that are produced by the “real” poets I read. But I suppose it wouldn’t have integrity as a poem about courage if it didn’t require courage to write.
A New Day: Living Life Almost Gracefully 
Good questions. I hope we do
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Yes! Some of us do have the courage.
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And it will be you younger people with courage that will save us from becoming a dictatorship. I especially appreciate the press for having the courage to find the truth and present it in spite of being bullied. And I appreciate all the people who have been protesting in spite of the threat of being arrested. And I appreciate you.
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Tough questions…and yes….verse!
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Yes, they are hard questions for me because courage implies action.
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We are all poets in our hearts! I’m glad you took the courage to share and left us with some thought provoking questions!
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Thanks – I appreciate the encouragement.
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My pleasure.
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All good questions…wonder what answers our current government would provide.
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NO? 🙂
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