A hero isn't an extraterritorial who's faster than a speeding bullet
or that social media star who tells you to live life to the fullest.
A hero isn't even a president
with fragile promises and policies.
The hero is us!
The doctor who stays up seventy-two hours
to save the lives of strangers;
The nurse who holds our hands and gives us faith,
no matter how hopeless things may seem.
It's the teacher who gives a student their compassion and time,
when the rest of the world would rather leave the kid behind.
It's the single mother or father who works two jobs just to pay the never-ending bills,
coming home at midnight
but always there to make sure that their babies are alright.
It's the ones who stand up for what's right,
fighting like hell for others' rights;
The ones who object to the corrupt and swinish.
Heroes are the everyday, the unseen,
who the norm considers to be average;
so you know the the truth,
the hero is you,
the icon has always been you!
©Lena Holdman, all rights reserved 2022
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