They Just Fade Away Poem by Danny Speicher

In this world where good folks are hard to find
And role models fail us day after day
All the more rare to find a true hero
Thank God they don't die, they just fade away

No feats of strength or laser beams for eyes
They still feel, still bleed; their days can be gray
Superhumans trapped within human frames
Their spirits don't die, they just fade away

They'd never choose to be invisible
Too hard to show love, encourage, and pray
When they can't give their comforting smile
Their love never dies, though they fade away

Until they will meet us on that glad day
Our heroes don't die, they just fade away

((May 15th,2017))