for courage and desire but
which comes first
it takes the wind from one’s sails to find desire
without courage to hoist mast yet
courage without a desire to billow its silks is trying to run through
mudded waters
i know i have done both and my eyes tell the story of the tenuous trip this life has been
yet who am i to advise putting down courage when desire wanes
or trying to light the fire of desire with a spent match
i have lived both and continue
that is all i can say
so you now do the same