The Composition of Bravery

Good phrase from the novelist.
Bravery’s always composed,
Put together, assembled.

Whatever instinctive thing
Allows one to run straight in
To battles or burning homes—

Madness, love, adrenaline—
That’s not made of bravery,
More a wild surrendering.

Bravery is carpentry,
Repairing, reassembling
Defenses between the storms.

Bravery is maintenance,
Composure renewed, composed.