Angst Poem-Poetry Prompt #7- Poetry Half Marathon 2016 Poem by Ingrid Exner- Bold is Brave and Should Never be criticized

 

 

Can one

ever be

so bold

when one

is not

too old?

 

When I was a child,

the adults often asked,

“Why are you so bold?”

You are too young to be so bold!” I was often told.

 

To which I replied

that being bold

had absolutely nothing

to do with being old.

 

Instead, I believe that

being bold is like

being brave. One can be as bold and,

as brave as a lion

at any age.

2 thoughts on “Angst Poem-Poetry Prompt #7- Poetry Half Marathon 2016 Poem by Ingrid Exner- Bold is Brave and Should Never be criticized

  1. Ingrid,
    I like this poem because it explores how bravery and boldness have nothing to do with age. Boldness too can come from being asked often “Why are you so bold?” Obviously you crafted your answer in a bold way.

  2. Thanks Joyce! When I was writing this, I was thinking of The Love Letters of J. Alfred Prufrock…about growing older…I originally was going to do a poem about growing older but it turned into a memory of when I was younger :0

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