COURAGE

By Pat Brotherton

Age 63

COURAGE TOOK ME THRU THE DOOR

THAT DAY 5 YEARS AGO

TO ASK IF I COULD LEARN

THE ART OF HWA RANG DO

THE MASTER SAID TO TRY A CLASS

TO SEE IF I COULD DO IT

AFRAID I'D LOOK THE ASS OF CLASS

COURAGE TOOK ME THRU IT

MUCH YOUNGER STUDENTS THAN MYSELF

COULD JUMP AND TWIST AND FALL

THEY ALL SEEMED NOT TO NOTICE

 THAT I COULDN'T DO IT ALL

THEN CAME THE DAY THE MASTER SAID

NEXT WEEK YOU WILL BE TESTING

NEXT WEEK WOULD COME AND I WOULD THINK

I'D RATHER BE HOME RESTING

COURAGE KEPT ME PLODDING ON

TO LEARN AND LEARN SOME MORE

EVEN WHEN MY MUSCLE SAID

THEY WERE SO VERY LITTLE SORE

I LEARNED PUNCH

I LEARNED SOME KICKS

I LEARNED TO SPAR

AND THE TAKE THE LICKS

AGAIN THE MASTER CAME AND SAID

NEXT MONTH YOU WILL BE TESTING

COURAGE PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME NOW

THERE IS NO TIME FOR RESTING

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