Courage is not the absence of fear
For fear will still be around
Yet to step out and move forward
In the face of that fear
Is what bravery is all about
We may still tremble and we will quake
The other direction we will look to take
Then love draws our gaze back
Hope considers risk
Pain must still be felt, compassion achieved
And we never lose if we have it guide us
By the hands of love
Rather than into the prison of fear
For fear teaches us it is meaningful
That there is something amazing at stake
It ignites within a depth of life
That being willing to lose is not a mistake
For to experience, to really live
Is to love even if love is one day lost
To love even if love is not returned
So we are ready for recognizing, accepting
That gift of lasting love that is present
We will know fear then in truth and awareness
And bravely be open of ourselves and others
To love beyond this world…
A love that is courageous