Hero

Hero (For Mike ) I needed a hero the day you went. Someone to believe in, someone sent. Actions figures need not apply. No x-ray vision, no ability to fly. An everyday hero I had to see. Someone unshackled, someone free. Hero was not the title you sought. something to be purchased or bought. Life showed the hero you became. Questions you asked came back the same Weak from the cancer you continued to fight. Unwilling to go softly into the night. Quiet dignity til the day you left. Not giving in, not feeling bereft. Eternity called, as it will do. You knew the one who was calling you. You made your way to the eastern shore. Across the sea you knew there's more. Back you looked as men will do. Some regrets, but you stayed true. You made your peace, another journey began. Finally reaching your promised land. Down here where mortals reside. I stood at the shore and watched the tide. A hero lived here, now he is gone. A hero died singing his song. 2014