*Courage? *
It does not lie at the end of a rifle
Nor does it explode with a grenade or a pistol,
It does not march with platoons
Nor does it rise with the wrath of nations,
It does not spit or rage
Nor does it whip in hate,
It does not attack the old
Nor does it cage the young or infirm,
It does not torture
Nor does it trap the breath of dissent,
*Courage? *
It sings upon the lips of children
Who fear no uniformed evil,
It beats at the heart of truth’s valley
Where a beleaguered generation waits for hope,
It is the flower bursting forth in the fertile earth of the homeless
Whose schools are bulldozed into dry desert dust,
It fights and floats from the fists of Freedom’s orphaned children,
In their wide open palms they free the heart of courage,
Courage cannot be caught nor in any barrack taught,
Courage is the food that fuels Liberty’s true fire.
Dec 21, 2011
Dec 21, 2011 at 7:54 AM UTC
*Courage? *
It does not lie at the end of a rifle
Nor does it explode with a grenade or a pistol,
It does not march with platoons
Nor does it rise with the wrath of nations,
It does not spit or rage
Nor does it whip in hate,
It does not attack the old
Nor does it cage the young or infirm,
It does not torture
Nor does it trap the breath of dissent,
*Courage? *
It sings upon the lips of children
Who fear no uniformed evil,
It beats at the heart of truth’s valley
Where a beleaguered generation waits for hope,
It is the flower bursting forth in the fertile earth of the homeless
Whose schools are bulldozed into dry desert dust,
It fights and floats from the fists of Freedom’s orphaned children,
In their wide open palms they free the heart of courage,
Courage cannot be caught nor in any barrack taught,
Courage is the food that fuels Liberty’s true fire.
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