Word Play Wednesday: The Courage to Be.…A Poem

Welcome to Word Play Wednesday!
Word Play Wednesday is a weekly feature of written and spoken word poetry. I will be sharing my written and spoken word poems exclusive to my wonderful subscribers. If you are interested in sharing some of your poetry, feel free to buzz me and we can work something out.

I hope that you enjoy reading and listening to my thoughts, feelings and rants and in many ways relate to some of them.
Enjoy!

The Courage to Be

Courage is

packing your bags,

saying goodbye 

to family, 

to friends, 

to everything.

To step into the unknown

in faith, hope. 

The audacity to

start from scratch. 

Forgetting what is behind

and stretching forth to what is ahead. 

Trusting God above all.

Courage is

stepping out of toxicity,

of chaos.

Saying no more.

Saying I deserve better.

Saying I am worth more.

I am still afraid

but I’ll will do it anyway.

Courage is

speaking up

for yourself. 

For the weak.

For truth and justice 

in the face of shame.

Courage to be disliked. 

To be different. 

To stand out. 

Color in white.

A star in the night.

To fight to stay true

to God,

and to self.

Courage is

loving completely. 

Giving without hope

to receive.

Offering forgiveness 

when it still hurts.

Grieving the loss of

love, life, and legacy,

but still showing up

day after day,

to work, to school,

to cook and clean.

Courage is

leaving the world 

and all its pleasures. 

To pluck out the eye

or hand that causes sin.

To pick up your cross

to follow Christ.

To be still

and know

that He is God.

To count it all joy, 

for trials, 

for tribulations,

for salvation, 

for the grace 

to have the 

courage to be.

– Biyai

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