When You’re Feeling Brave
Sometimes there is nothing,
but then you see.
Who knows why?
It could’ve been dreams
changed you while you slept.
It doesn’t matter.
Now you are different.
Different how?
Too many questions
never return an answer.
They only spoil the mystery.
If someone comes to you in a dream,
maybe they are trying to reach you.
If you imagine a place,
maybe you need to go there.
Again, no answers…
Awe is the beginning and end
of every deep breath.
When you’re feeling brave,
tell your soul what you wish to see.
“Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery.”
This is one of Brian’s new poems, written on March 3, 2023. It was inspired by William Stafford’s A Message from the Wanderer, along with thinking of a dream I had…
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