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Crazy or Courageous
Courage flies high in the sky
Standing near the cargo hatch of the small plane
About to jump from 30,000 feet
With only some rope and cloth to slow the fall
Courage walks to the edge of the cliff
And quickly turns and walks away
Only to turn around and sprint right off the cliff
Plummeting to the bottom
Hoping there are no rocks in the water below
Courage stands atop the halfpipe
With a board and four wheels under his feet
Hoping to make it down the 16-foot drop
On his feet rather than his face
Courage holds his ground at the battlefront
With bullets whizzing past him all around
Hearing the cries of his fallen comrades
Pushing back the enemy insurgents
Courage runs into the building
While everyone else runs out
Flames shoot out the windows
And smoke billows into the sky
I run into the building
To make sure no one will die.
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