My Hero ... high school poetry comp 2004

My HeroThe definition of the word ‘Hero’ is ‘A man admired for
great or noble deeds’.
So heroes are people which we look up to. They can do
things that seem impossible. To us they seem brave,
strong and indestructible.
Heroes are everything we want to be and more,
heroes are who we want to be.

For little boys, we hear how superman and spiderman
are their heroes, and they are heroes, but my
hero is something different.

For little girls we hear how actresses and famous
singers are their heroes, and they are, just
a different kind, but again, not the kind
I’m talking about.
My hero is something,
someone different.

My hero isn’t someone who is recognized
Everyday in a uniform, like a police officer.
My hero doesn’t run the country
or even the State.
My hero isn’t on TV, never has been.
So how is this person a hero
I hear you say.
I’ll tell you.

My hero had a life changing experience that she now
has to deal with every moment of her life.
My hero hasn’t chosen to be a hero,
she just is.
My hero deals with stuff that no person should
have to deal with.

My hero is my younger sister,
She isn’t your everyday hero,
She is a different kind of hero.
She doesn’t save other people’s lives on a day-to-day basis,
She saves her own.

My 11-year old sister has juvenile diabetes,
She was diagnosed just one year ago.
She has had to deal with a lot of new things and
Had to completely adjust her whole way of living.

For that she is my hero,
she is my definition of a true hero,
she is
That different kind of hero.