Courage

I believe in the future of as
With a faith born not of words
But of present and past
And deeds not heard

In the promise of better days
Through better ways
Through the struggle of former years
Then that of what it really appears

I believe that to live and work
Instead of the people who hide and lurk
Is pleasant as it is challenging
For I too know the discomforts of as

Even in hours of confinement
I can not deny
The lives of fondness
Through my wandering eyes

I believe in my own abilities
To work and to achieve
To think with such knowledge
And speak of it so clearly

Of my public eye
I smelled the rich soil
T’was the second glance of as
I saw our own turmoil

I believe in the last defenders
For others besides themselves
From the lessened and weary
To the children whose eyes are teary

I believe in the America of as
To hold on true as I ever had
With best traditions of our nation
For ever she stands united
Even after our expiration