Poem for Sally, Morel and Mechelle

COURAGE

Courage is the pearl
We create layer by layer
Each time we face the truth
Or allow it to overtake us.
Courage does not discriminate
Or judge, it is what we make
Of the bad and the good, and
How well we see the thin
Distance between them.

Courage often is the gift
Of those who love us, inspiring
Us to dream without limit,
Until what is and what isn’t
Become our own, unpredictable kismet
Bound within the gleam.