Heroes

National Poetry Day Yesterday! --- Theme : Heroes and Heroines.
Heres mine :


Superman and Spiderman,
Batman and the Hulk,
Thy all survive in comic books,
Action figures in bulk.

Dennis the Menace and Pie face,
Tracy Beaker too,
Heroes to the boys and girls,
but maybe not to you.

Firefighters, poilcemen,
with their lives in the line,
Doctors and thier mdeicines,
They are heroes, thats fine.

Plumbers, Electricians,
Gasmen and their lights,
Fix the house and garden,
We rest easy for the night.

But though they are all heroes,
They still dont beat the next,
For though they might not save lives,
My heroes are the best.

They dont drive the ambulance,
They might not save a man,
They dont find cures everyday,
They just do what they can.

So heres to the assistants,
The only ones who do
Every single job that they
dont want to.

Heres to all the people
The person in the crowd,
The silent voice of reason,
The ones who make me proud,

Maybe not the bravest,
But lets not be ashamed,
The links between the famous,
The ones who go unnamed.

Sandy Downs
9.10.2009