Left In Song

Be somebody’s hero,
give more than you get

Reach for something bigger,
cast a wider net

Be somebody’s hero,
your name to live beyond

The casket and the headstone
—your memory left in song

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2019)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Rodrigues Avatar
September 23, 2019 at 5:11 PM
Most heroes don’t want to claim hero status thus making them more so a hero
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