hero just because

<p>'hero just because'</p> <p><br></p> <p>you're no hero of the day.</p> <p>you don't own a cape.</p> <p>you run into empty buildings&nbsp;</p> <p>only to save dreams</p> <p>once they’ve perished.</p> <p><br></p> <p>it’s so much easier to collect</p> <p>the cash and adulation</p> <p>from those more oblivious than you.</p> <p><br></p> <p>you're no faster than a speeding bullet.</p> <p>you take the coward's way—fraud.</p> <p><br></p> <p>the hollow require air to bloat themselves;</p> <p>the bloated gnaw the fat from the bone;</p> <p><br></p> <p>the children need a role model fashioned</p> <p>from something other than a rental suit.</p> <p><br></p> <p>#barflypoet</p> <p>#josephapinto</p> <p>www.josephpinto.com&nbsp;</p> <p>© Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved.</p> <p>*</p> <p>Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted;</p> <p>all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted.</p> <p>*</p> <p>‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-pinto3/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-pinto3/support</a>