How much courage with each breath <br />Can a wounded spirit gather <br />To take each inevitable, painful step <br />When only a path of thorns lies ahead? <br /> <br />With what courage can it battle the heat <br />The tiny sapling in scorching desert <br />Where the last dropp of water has vapourised? <br /> <br />From where can it muster <br />The courage to face a raging storm <br />The bird with a broken wing? <br /> <br />How long can I hold on <br />In this battle I am fighting unarmed <br />Without a refuge to infuse in me <br />The courage I am unable to find?<br /><br />Maria Rose Dominic<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/when-courage-fails/
