Hero
I’ve been waiting so long
for a hero to save me,
a woman or a soulmate,
a friend, a god or goddess,
and when the guns were in my face,
the fists were pounding my head,
the hero who showed up
was me.
Feeling no pain, having no fear,
karate and strength and stamina,
striking fear into my enemies.
I was looking all around me
when I should have been looking
in the mirror.
I’m the one
who did the saving.
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