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Hero
The hero stood on a hill,
overlooking the city he helped protect.
What he saw was not pleasing
Evil and injustice filled the air,
so much that even he could not prevent it.
He thought if he could help others help themselves,
then they would not need him anymore.
The hero worked day in and day out,
creating something that would make everyone a hero.
At last he succeeded, and he had changed mankind forever.
The world would supposedly become crime free,
but in fact, the opposite forces reigned.
Evil and hate took over as people abused their new powers.
Pretty soon, everybody was a hero;
therefore, nobody was unique.
The hero quickly realized he had failed,
and he would do everything he could to make it right.
He did learn something from it all:
If everyone’s super, then nobody is.
overlooking the city he helped protect.
What he saw was not pleasing
Evil and injustice filled the air,
so much that even he could not prevent it.
He thought if he could help others help themselves,
then they would not need him anymore.
The hero worked day in and day out,
creating something that would make everyone a hero.
At last he succeeded, and he had changed mankind forever.
The world would supposedly become crime free,
but in fact, the opposite forces reigned.
Evil and hate took over as people abused their new powers.
Pretty soon, everybody was a hero;
therefore, nobody was unique.
The hero quickly realized he had failed,
and he would do everything he could to make it right.
He did learn something from it all:
If everyone’s super, then nobody is.
Mask
He wears the mask.
It makes him feel safe.
It makes him popular.
It makes him loved.
It makes him important.
But what all these things cannot do
Is take away the shame
Of covering up his true self.
He wears the mask,
And he does not know who he is.
He is lost
In a sea of masks,
Covering up who he truly is.
He wears the mask,
But it hurts him internally.
It contracts his personality.
He is tired,
And desires change.
It makes him feel safe.
It makes him popular.
It makes him loved.
It makes him important.
But what all these things cannot do
Is take away the shame
Of covering up his true self.
He wears the mask,
And he does not know who he is.
He is lost
In a sea of masks,
Covering up who he truly is.
He wears the mask,
But it hurts him internally.
It contracts his personality.
He is tired,
And desires change.