We the Brave

We the Brave,
Born down by the weight of oceans.
We the dreamers in the dark
Hold back the floods that would take us,
That would drown us mercilessly.
We stand atop the great earth, and we desire.
But with the vastness, as the sky's, comes trial.
Though we stand firm, brazen and steely-eyed, regardless.
Daunted men we are, but dauntless just as much.
There are so many things that burden the heart;
So much that coils round us, to restrict our fiery breath.
But we the Brave,
We face the oncoming swells
With fists clenched and eyes on the awakening horizon.

Ex Tempore LII
M.M. — 16-Jun-2013