What's a Hero, Daddy?
What's a Hero, Daddy?
Heroes don’t wear medals on puffed-out chests,
basking in admiration from others,
or themselves.
True heroes rise every day -
punch the clock at a job they hate,
in the name of those they love.
Heroes serve by doing, rather than talking.
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This Quadrille (44 word poem) was shared with those who punched in for the poetic job over at DVerse Poets.
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So true.
ReplyDeleteThis is so true! Well spilled.
ReplyDeleteIndeed... so many try do only do deeds to get visible
ReplyDeleteUnsung heroes are the best kind.
ReplyDeleteWonderfully said..so true!
ReplyDeleteIs sadly true, that the treadmill one faces becomes the totem...
ReplyDeleteSacrifice is heroic, it's definitely not easy being a provider in these times!
ReplyDeleteThere is much truth in this poem. Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteArcadia Maria
Bravo!!! Nice one
ReplyDeleteMuch💛love
punch the clock at a job they hate,
ReplyDeletein the name of those they love.
Almost made me cry. So good.
- A Reading Writer
Absolutely. Succinctly put.
ReplyDelete"punch the clock at a job they hate,
ReplyDeletein the name of those they love."
So true! So very true!
So true! I like the use of punching a time clock.
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