Courage to Live

You could not call me fearless,

There is so much that I fear,

I fear the dark, I fear the pain,

The unknown, and the unclear.

Though I fear these many, many things,

I still count myself as brave,

It takes courage just to keep on living,

To wake up every day.

I welcome not the reaper,

Nor his scythe of empty bliss,

I will wake each day to live and learn,

I won’t be taken into the abyss.

My demons will not, can not control me,

I’ll strike down their shadow doubt,

I’ll be something, I’ll be remembered,

The world will hear my shout.

I will fight my battle, win my war,

So that when, at last, I die,

I can rest with knowing satisfaction,

Take up my grave with pride.

-SilentSymphonies

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