Monday, November 12, 2012

Der Held (in honor of Veteran's Day)

They're among us.
Everywhere.
But not everyone.

We must search,
but they're there.

Heroes

But they're not who we think.
Not often famous,
nor rich.

No, these things do not create heroes.

Greatness creates heroes.
And greatness is not fame,
or money.

Greatness is:
Courage
Kindness
Care
Responsibility
Service
Dedication

Find them,
the heroes,
the great ones.

Sometimes they're hidden,
because greatness is not loud.

But find them,
Watch them,
Learn from them.

They serve
They act
They rise
They lead

Not perfect,
of course.
But they're great,
our heroes.

2 comments:

Colin said...

i'm going to pretend like you wrote that for me. thanks skinny! :D

Skinny said...

of course i wrote it for you colin. you're my guiding light after all.