Courage

Sometimes, these shadows they creep,
And sometimes, these souls they weep,
Courage has become a difficult feat,
The virgin that has lost everything beneath the sheets,
The runaway child lost on the streets,
The father whos heart has taken its last beat,
The toddler falling into water dangerously deep,
Courage has become a difficult feat,
For the child beaten and died to a seat,
For the brave wife being ridiculed and beat,
For the dying child wallowing in a field of grief,
For the abused girl who thinks a kind word is a rare treat,
Courage has become a difficult feat,
To a future so seemingly bleak.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

A sad poem. The bad side of life is with us. But we must look at the good part of life. We live in a world where liar and crooks are famous. Bad deeds are in the news. Few words of parent who saved a lifetime to put their kids through college. A man and woman marry for 50 plus years. Volunteers at the shelter. Giving time and money. Poem read of negative. I teach my kids positive and safety. A very good poem.
Coyote

[deeps]

I like this alot, this is amazing.
Love the flow and rhyme

[Fallacy Pharmacy]

I love the rhyming. "Courage has become a difficult feat,To a future so seemingly bleak."-I love those two lines. Amazing work!

[bluessadmood]

ohh how true my friend,really would like to have the courage to chagne things
those shadows creep..those souls all weep,courage has left me and i am weak
where have all the heroes gone,lots of cowards i see..all courage has left me
the virgin that lost everything and do cry,runaway children on streets
children beaten to death..brave wife ridiculed and beat
its a sad world..and no one could help..
lovely write

[Claire Karrine]

What a difficult thing to understand. Many of us just sit back and close our eyes and plug our ears to these things you describe here. This poem gives me courage to live and help others. Thank you.
~Claire Karrine