Hero

It's not about strength

because no amount of muscle is needed to achieve it

It's not about intelligence

you can read a thousand books and still miss it

It's not about bravery

as you can do it as your heart pounds with fear

It's about integrity, dedication, and commitment

knowing the biggest wall in front of you is disbelief

and fully comprehending the gravity of the task ahead

not cutting corners even where its accepted

when your goal is unbelievably distant

yet you still put one foot in front of the other

It's about going on

when no one would blame you for stopping

walking steadily into the maw of defeat

without trepidation, or resignation

when all of hope is not lost

because there was never hope to be had

Those who can will be the ones remembered

not Alan and Sally in administration

who were too worried about the risks

to consider it anything other than a lost cause