Stand!AvoidCrumbling.ReinIn Fear.InvokeCourage.EngageSparingly.
To learn or not to learnBox in or break outVictim or victorious
Inspired by Dewi’s One-Line “Courage” Prompt
thereʻs always the grey(a One-Line Poem response to “Courage”, by Dewi for Chalkboard)
Courage speaks in quiet truthsfar from bold claimsand false faces.
but Courage, also, is knowing when to give up.
Challenged by cancer’s cruelty, her courageous character is comforted by clan and community compassion, a cure of Chemo cocktails…
Despite my fear, I must — therefore, I can.