What A Hero is to Me
Zoe
What Defines a Hero?
The online Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a hero as someone who is admired for their achievements and noble acts of courage. When you think of a hero, you tend to imagine Superman soaring through the skies, saving elderly woman's cats from trees and eliminating evil villains with his laser eyes of glory. Many believe a hero is a fireman rushing in a burning building to save a little girl, a soldier running back into enemy lines to help a wounded comrade, or a police officer stopping a crime. Yet, heroism goes much deeper than that. A hero to me is someone you admire and look up to for their noble acts of courage and kindness. A hero can be someone that pats somebody on the back when they're down, someone that picks up a piece of trash when no one is looking, or someone that sticks up for those that can't defend themselves.
A hero is a woman calling for help during a bank robbery. Imagine an ordinary woman going about her day and working at her job in the bank. Then, all of a sudden there are robbers holding them at gunpoint and telling everyone to get down. She secretly pulls out her phone and
calls 911. The woman fears that her life is endangered, but she still risks it to save the lives of all. She is an ordinary citizen, who isn't a brave soldier or a superhero, but by making one simple phone call, she saved many people. To risk your own life for the sake of others is extremely courageous don't you think? A hero is someone that is admired for her noble acts of courage.
A hero is someone that is admired for their noble acts of kindness. A hero is a random citizen giving a homeless man some money and food. The homeless man lost his family in a fire and then fell into a downward spiral. He lost his house, his job, respect from his peers, and his life, but the random citizen doesn't know that. They only see a poor man with no hope in his eyes, looking for a bit of kindness, so they give him some. Although it might have not been much, by giving him the food and money, he inspired the man to get back on his feet and start anew. He’s a hero, because he was admired for his noble acts of kindness, no matter how small.
The Girl who Stands Alone
Alone in the dark
There is no one in sight
No sound to be heard
She is silent
One might say she is nothing
She is there, sitting
Fear in her eyes
Tears on her face
But she is silent
One might say she is nothing
She is there, standing
Face to the ground
Hands in loose fists
Her face is clear
One might say she is nothing
She is there, laughing
Determination in her soul
Heart full of joy
She is not silent
She has light in the darkness
Gone is the dark
She is alone
But she is not nothing
She is a hero