“That Hero, ‘Joe’” (Internet quote prompt series)
Be average person that you are,
Guru said on the net, so far
As you are able to sustain
Your acts of love – again, again –Beyond when other folks drop off;
Nay-saying types begin to scoff;
Beyond the average point in time
When other folks say, “Never mind”.Norwegians say, at hero is
The one who stays just where he is,
And holds on, just one minute more,
While other folks hit for the door.So has the rope run out on you?
Are you bewildered – “What to do?”
Are you bewitched by thoughts of home,
Or wander-lust for roads to roam?Well, here’s to heroes, hours before
Their point of letting go, though sore
And tired from long endurance here –
Despairing, hopeless, wracked by fear –For it’s amazing what transpires.
When they hang tough, though more than tired –
It’s there, beyond the mean of time,
Where heroes make our lives sublime.Thanks Holy Spirit for this.
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