A Hero

by Shane Bast

What is a hero?
Do they need super powers?

Perhaps they need to be able to fly
Superman is considered a great hero

Perhaps climb the walls like a spider
Yeah, maybe it's Spiderman

Perhaps maybe claws coming out of someones fist makes them a hero
Maybe Wolverine

What about the ones that do not posses superhuman abilities and do not have fancy new movies made about them?

What about the Atticus Finches of the world
Took the case that no one would take
Stood up for the little man that nobody would
Possibly that is more of the hero we need today

What about the Shane's of the world
He showed up just when the Starks needed him
Riker had pushed them to their limit
Was never asked to stay and fight for them
But did because it was right

What about Tom Joad, is he a hero?
He did not think of himself first
He fought the cops because they had been treating the Okies like criminals

What about the parents that stay there for their children
May not be there physically, but working two or three jobs
Wanting their children to get an education
Giving them the chance for an education

True hereos are not the ones with super powers
Or fancy new movies
No, the real heros are the ones who took the jobs that no one wanted with no rewards
The only reward they wanted was to see the little guys in the world have the chance to succeed
Someday I hope that I can be half of the person that they were and still are

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	What is a hero? Do they need super powers? Perhaps they need to be able to fly Superman is considered a great hero Perhaps climb the walls like a spider Yeah, maybe it's Spiderman Perhaps maybe claws coming out of someones fist makes them a hero Maybe Wolverine What about the ones that do not posses superhuman abilities and do not have fancy new movies made about them? What about the Atticus Finches of the world Took the case that no one would take Stood up for the little man that nobody would Possibly that is more of the hero we need today What about the Shane's of the world He showed up just when the Starks needed him Riker had pushed them to their limit Was never asked to stay and fight for them But did because it was right What about Tom Joad, is he a hero? He did not think of himself first He fought the cops because they had been treating the Okies like criminals What about the parents that stay there for their children May not be there physically, but working two or three jobs Wanting their children to get an education Giving them the chance for an education True hereos are not the ones with super powers Or fancy new movies No, the real heros are the ones who took the jobs that no one wanted with no rewards The only reward they wanted was to see the little guys in the world have the chance to succeed Someday I hope that I can be half of the person that they were and still are Go Back to Writing Hompage