Courage.....

Please, give me the courage

To travel this lonely road
Through the peaks and valleys
And the burden of a heavy load

Courage to love again
With trust that is rare to find
To find my way again
And not go on being blind

Courage to accept weaknesses
And frailties of human nature
To give without expecting
To receive a similar gesture

Courage to say the things
I truly, truly, feel
Instead of keeping silent
Because I don't know what's real

Courage to lend a hand
Although I am not strong
To make life a little easier
For those plodding along

Courage to put on a brave face

When the world weighs me down

To be there for those who need me

With a smile, and not a frown

Courage to walk away

From someone that I hold dear

And not try to hold on

To something no longer here

Courage to forgive and forget
And not lose my self-respect
For sometimes, it's not their fault
To not be what I expect

Courage to be myself
And not who I should be
To live my life as I see it right
To love, to have, and still be free