Unsung Hero
Into the fire he races back in!
To search for the people trapped and pinned
Twenty minutes or so has passed
He had better get out the building won’t last.
A child’s scream shoots out in pain
He brings her out and goes again
Covered in ash from head to toe
He crashes back in for a final go
At the roof he emerges unscathed
Bearing a child in hand he just saved
The men below await with a blanket
For him to jump, but both won’t make it
He aims and releases the boy from his arms
A perfect throw causes no harm
On top of the roof he has no escape
Engulfed in flames he falls to his fate
A passer by was there by chance
To give these children a mortal stance
An unsung hero remembered by few
For hi was a lonely traveler no one knew.
Copyright © David Welch | Year Posted 2005
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