Being Courageous Poem by Joseph Oliver

I wander the world of nightmares alone,
I step through gates of fear,
and into the darkness clear,
pain stabs at me with a million knives,
but I don't show any signs.
And you think of me as 'Being Courageous'!

I swim through the sea of hungered sharks,
Each one follows me and awaits my demise,
I search for the beautiful One promised to my bride,
But the remains of those before me try to blind me!
Through this all I show nothing but patience for all to see.
And you think of me as 'being courageous'!

I wander this world of nightmares alone,
I step through the flaming gates of Fear,
and into the darkness clear,
pain stabs at me with a million knives,
but I don't show any signs.
And everyone thinks I'm 'Being Courageous'!