Bravery Is All There Is

When darkness falls and finds us all alone, When the heart becomes a small grey stone ... Bravery is all there is. When thunder shakes the windowpanes, When those we love lie wracked with pain ... Bravery is all there is. Bravery concedes its fear; Does not attempt to hide its tears. Bravery is born of holding calm, In quietly, doggedly, carrying on. When reason fails to light the dark, When the answer is a question mark ... Bravery is all there is. When justice seeks to rule in vain, When sorrow sweeps the roiling brain ... Bravery is all there is. Bravery trembles while it stands, Accepts what it cannot command. Bravery bears its burdens well, Looks not to see if others tell. Be brave then, Mystery asks of us; Face the unknown with silent trust - For at the End, there is only this: Bravery is all there is. Bravery is all there is.