Linda Goodkey Poet I do not know?

Wishing For a Hero

Isn’t life funny sometimes?
I have always wished for a hero in my life.
Someone to comfort, protect, and to encourage me to become the person I was meant to be.
 
Instead I end up with someone that has some major mistakes in his life and is paying for them 
right now, with the loss of his freedom.
 
How do I explain the positive things this person makes me feel about myself? 
Wanted, needed, empowered, safe, confident, and beautiful.
 
Am I being selfish in thinking that I can help this person become the person he is meant to 
be?
 
He tells me he wants to become a successful person, what a fine line he will be walking not 
to become a statistic in the system. 
 
I will not let him hide behind or use me to take the easy way out.
He must stand on his own two feet, which I know he can do.
 
Many tell me I am delusional, but I need and want to have faith that this person will become 
a hero he was meant to be.
 
If only in his own life.

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Michael Jordan January 23, 2009 at 7:02 AM Linda - When my wife and I met we were both addicts and I had several felony warrants out for my arrest and running day and night to stay one step ahead of the police - Of course I caught my second Prison term for Manufacturing Methamphetamine - When I paroled she was already in recovery and then I started doing a program - We each kept our program separate - there is the key - Your right you can't do his program for him but you can get strength from each other - God Bless MJ