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Prompted Poem: Courage

By Jacob ShermanPublished 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago 1 min read
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Prompted Poem: Courage
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A furtive, floundering flame

flickers in the howling wind.

Cinder,

beginning to burn again,

despite the tenebrous,

icy landscape.

Shaped by fear

bearing down on all sides,

threatening stillness,

all things it divides

and conquers in time.

Better to burn

every last bit of fuel

than to be snuffed out

in the vestibule,

never having even attempted

to enter.

It's true —

nobody leaves the labyrinth alive,

and we've just as much anguish

as joy to archive

before the end.

To have courage is to know this and,

nonetheless, to strive.

inspirational
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About the Creator

Jacob Sherman

The desire to read, and perhaps to write, should be cultivated and nurtured with care throughout every stage of life. For my part I will inject what strangeness and truth that I can into our written history. Expect no constants but honesty.

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  • Brenton Fabout a year ago

    the end of this piece is just perfect!

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