Heroism
Heroism
Would you run into a fire,
Earning a responder's ire?
Or jump into a swollen river
Just to give a sliver
Of a chance,
For further life and romance,
To a person drowning here,
All alone, full of fear?
Have you ever risked your neck
To rescue from a flaming wreck,
Someone that would surely perish,
If his life you did not cherish?
If you tried these, and you failed,
As a hero, would you be hailed?
Or vilified as a buffoon,
Said to be crazy as a loon?
Given a chance to stand tall,
Though the odds be rather small,
Would you hesitate,
Or think that “I'm just too late?”
What I'm really asking you,
For your answer true,
Would you be a hero,
Or just a shaking, quaking zero?
Copyright © Rick Rucker | Year Posted 2010
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