The bravery it takes

to be online –

reaching out to

share and exchange

insightful and helpful ideas

– it takes the bravery

of any regular ordinary relaxed person –

muscled up with intellectual curiosity

and intellectual humility & empathy

to withstand the fury and onslaught

of scared and frightened peoples online

Not finding the solace at home

are beyond terrified finding it’s not here online

either – their complaints go unsolved

I curiously asked an elder secretary to a college president once,

“Why do students complain about their homework?”
She looked straight into my steady eyes and said, “They don’t do their homework”.

They don’t do it here either

For those you know who are continually grinding their mind

and yours down Gift them an illustrated dictionary of their choice

to boost up their bravery to face the threats of failing and feeling like

it’s the end of the world

©️ September 2025 Much Love, Deb Poems