Aren't your values a little misguided
aren't your views a little one sided
a game he never won
never got a hole in one
never made the team
always too slow it seems
never made a touchdown or goal
never made the honour roll
never made waves in what he did
no one knows his name call him kid
his parents never said his name loud
of him they weren't proud
they just shook their heads
and went to bed
it was on the news very late
he had come by his fate
the fire had got too strong
people were where they didn't belong
one man died while saving nine
men like him are hard to find
he carried them out of the burning place
a board hit him you can't recognize his face
was this why he was born
such a brave man bound to be mourned
a man so brave with there were more
then it'd even the score
the parents just shook their heads
their son was now dead
but he won the life game
he never needed fame
but his morals were up to par
and that's what heroes are
(c)2017 Catherine Elder
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