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.