The Nerve

A poem of strength

Photograph by Author

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To say what you
are thinking
when old friends
close up for years.

To make what lifts
the heart and soul
then overtake
your fears.

To not look down
or give excuses
for the way
you are.

I guess that’s how
you find the strength
to be what all
men want.

The courage
to be out there
when the world
is cold and mean.

One hero
just like you
with no advantages
but dreams.

That take you
every place
we can imagine
if we try.

Your nerve
is all you need
to make this life.

The nerve
is all we need
to love and thrive.