Intrepidity

They said it’s a soul deadening end!

They said it’s the difficult path to tread

They said, “Leave it or else die”.

But I ignored them wisely.

I focused, I tried and come to a solution: 

I’ll never step back remembering those hard slogging days.

My heightened spirits roared like mountain torrents, 

And touched the dawn's radiant glow.

I cannot forget the search Britomart did?

I cannot forget what Ulysses taught me?

I cannot forget what my pea-shaped life taught me.

I pledged to stand amidst all hordes.