Brave.

by Poet on the Piano   Nov 21, 2021


The autumn sun touched the
nape of my neck, today.
I hovered close to the windowsill,
wondering if it would be enough.

Out there, there is no protection,
no permanent shelter if I need
to run away from my mind.

I'm afraid of all the elements
that could hurt me -
the billowing wind,
the cry of crows,
the death of humanity glistening
on the streets and in the reflections
of windows just like the one I'm facing,
the flames of cruelty kindling.

A hopelessness often sneaks
past my fingertips, and I reach out
only to greet nothingness,
to exist in temporary light.

I only leave the house once a week;
I can't see living any other way,
though I cautiously dream, some days,
of not being afraid.

I don't need to always be brave,
I just wish I was, some day.

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  • 2 years ago

    by Sunshine

    Oh oh those lines MA. What a totally fresh piece from you. From the very 1st line to the last word, you had ne through it all. What a great great master piece!

  • 2 years ago

    by Kate

    I know this poem isn’t very old but the fact that I’m just now finding it is unfair. A deserving win. Everything about this is so delicately worded and paints such a fragile picture, like everything is just one stone’s throw away from shattering. Longingly hopeful in the end but it’s worded in such a way that the sorrow of the poem still lingers, making it almost hopelessly hopeful. My interpretation at least. Anyway, congratulations on the win. I love this.

  • 2 years ago

    by Michael

    Hi MA.

    This made me think of 'Oh mighty are the brave' but in truth, there is no 'mighty'
    I believe we are all on a spectrum (one side or the other) and the pursuit of balance, brings it all together, if humanity actually did this, instead of wasting what we could learn!
    Anyway the truth is that this piece of writing brings so much of you being 'brave' : )
    So much in your poem resonates with myself.

    What hit me is 'out there, is no protection' and how very sad of the truth in that!
    Life could be so much more interesting, if we learned and understood a true connection.

    hard-hitting piece, that pushed buttons which is what poetry is all about :)

    Great sadness

    M

    • 2 years ago

      by Poet on the Piano

      Michael, thank you so much for reading and for sharing your thoughts. I appreciate it! Take care :)

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