by Women Writers of Alaska

Courage

08 / 07 / 24

Courage
by Anonymous

“No coward soul is mine, no trembler in the storm-tossed world.”
– Charlotte Bronte

I am not afraid to be the orchestrator of a new world, or resurrect an old one. I ink calamities and community, the striving of the soul in a flourish. I think in epochs, timeless. I stand on the stage and cower at my voice, it flutters gently down stage, unheard. My mind speaks the bard loudly, bold in interpretation, subtle in moving the audience. I try again to orchestrate the world, calling out at the reaches of my voice, yet quietly it falls upon the ears of the listeners. If only I could tell the story with my pen.

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