What does the poem courage by Anne Sexton mean?

In “Courage,” Sexton uses four stanzas to represent four different stages in a person’s life — youth, young adulthood, middle age, and old age — and delves into both the conventional and unconventional ways one can show courage.

What is the theme of the poem courage?

Change and Transformation. “Courage” argues the idea that it is only through fortitude and courage that human beings are able to survive and flourish.