Courage Held Tightly Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Surreptitiously defining amazing arrays of this human life,
so delicate yet filled with an interior strength, courage
held tightly, going through uphill struggles.

Taking self into avenues needed to survive, anguish and
sorrow tugging at our hearts and minds, derailing us at
times, but only temporarily.

Carrying on through the years, sating the will to live, even
through difficulties being encountered, taking care of child-
ren, families staying together, finding strength in one another,
uniting, coming closer through time.