There was a time
centuries ago
when there was a hero
whose courage was beyond measure
To the few
he so selflessly
gave himself
he was invincible
and his abilities
without limitation
yet this was not always so
there was a dark time
in our hero’s young life
He was struck with grief
though he had saved many already
there was one that he couldn’t
The one he loved dearest
had slipped through
his hands
and into eternities’
He was unable to forgive himself
and he was unwilling to forget
frustration and grief
took a stranglehold upon his mind
he had believed he could do anything
but now his mind was in a desperate place
where he lost faith in himself
He pondered the many possibilities
perhaps he had just been fortunate
or just maybe it was just a dream
a hallucination he had wanted to believe
and the people mocked him
like a lunatic raving with insanity
So he stepped out of his home
for the first time in weeks
and told the towns people
that it was over no longer
would he be a protector for the town
The people were enraged
and saddened
then a tear rolled down his cheek
a wave of calm spread over the crowd
one by one the people stepped forward
took his hand and recalled
a time where he had helped
a time where life’s spark was saved
a time where he had made a difference for the better
over an hour passed and many were still waiting
he was amazed at the stories
he barely believed they were true
he felt purpose fill him again
the color come back to his face
and his strength increase to the point
where it was only limited by
his imagination
His abilities were as boundless as his
as his mind
not because he was special or touched
but because
he believed in himself