It Takes A Certain Courage

let me brave myself for another day

for i am convinced that out there somewhere is a moment of peace

worthy of all the pangs in the pile

let me have the strength to bear this body

this face

this soul

for i have no options for others

and i am not ready to give up on the beauty

just yet

give me the clarity to look into the night sky

and see how small i juxtapose against it

but let me bask in the sheer enormity of my heart