Hero Today Poem by Linda Engwall

My heart is weary tonight
The burden seem too heavy to carry right now

I wish I could scream, please listen to me, hear me
Yet I wonder if I did would anyone come running

My troubles are not like those I have glimpsed
Many have suffered more
Worse tragedies I have seen

Alas I, I feel I am just caught
In this circle of misunderstanding
Round and round we go

No one able to break away from this cycle
Frustration that we don’t hear each other

What would it take to make this better
A hero to
Step in

Drawing us away from the destruction
The blame we feel compelled to place
Injustices we keep doing to each other

I think it should be me
I will do it!
But where do I start
How can I make it this real
So much hurt is begging to be healed

First I must
Be at peace with my quest
To make it right,
I must forgive,
Let it go
All those round and rounds we go

Alas if I can be in harmony
Thoughts running through my head
Telling me I am right
So then you have to be wrong

When none of it matters
Except in our heads
And round and rounds we go

So please I pray let me be the hero today