Brave You Are

Even as my comforts dwindle.
And I believe we all have been swindled,
To accept those sweeping conflicts you greet...
To defeat to keep an image untarnished.
My heart is with you,
Brave one who stays there.
As I and others are kept safe,
On shores
Where those who pray and miss your presence.
Brave you are!
And your commitment,
To allow the feeding of selfish greed...
Should be praised.

poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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