A thing called courage

Matt Starking 1987 (Africa)



a thing called courage
it will only open a new page
if I did not cross the oceans
I would have been left alone
I would have been lost
and I wouldn't have seen
what lies beyond the oceans
the road to heaven
is paid with righteousness
for I was lost in the wildness
a thing called courage
that which unleashes you from the cage
the body is just a vehicle
transporting the soul
for there was nobody to love
nobody to console
nobody to talk to
wondering what to do
a thing called courage
it will only open a new page

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Courage, courageous, motivational, inspirational

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Written on July 07, 2007

Submitted by NanaKofiNkrumahAcker on June 09, 2022

Modified by NanaKofiNkrumahAcker on June 21, 2022

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Characters 512
Words 102
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20

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