My Heroes Poem by Francis Duggan

It shouldn't matter if you win or lose
And it should only matter how you play the game
Be fair to others and give all a fair go
And never call another out of name.

You are judged by your achievements and little else
And I ask you what's achievement any way?
For every winner thousands have to lose
But so few judge you on the way you play.

And what is success I am asking you?
To such in different ways one can relate
He or she work hard and always pay their way
Can you not say that he or she is not great? .

Can you not say that he or she are not as good
As the billionaire that they helped to create
But he's the one who gets your accolade
And he's the one whose name you celebrate.

The Politicians who bend and twist their words
And expect us to believe all they say
The Hollywood identities and the British royals
We hear and read about them every day.

The top Sports People who make sporting headlines
Known millionaires vast fortunes they have made
And yet some of them even have the cheek
To say that they are grossly underpaid.

And poor John down the road has to work hard
Just to pay his bills and keep his family
He may not have one dollar in a bank
But he's a success would you not agree? .

We read and hear about them every day
The rich and famous and the greedy few
But my heroes don't make the news headlines
And my heroes seem ordinary to you.