Hero

My hero doesn't wear capes

Fly through the air

Or shoot lasers from his eyes

But he does save me every night

His kind helpful words

And warm, gentle smile

Put my saddening thoughts to rest

And cast my worries and fears away

The comfort I find in him

Diminishes the false comfort

I create in alternate realities

And even from afar, he protects me

And assures me that everything

Will be okay

I can talk to him about anything

Big or small

And he's always there to catch me

Whenever I fall...

Into despair, sadness, self-loathing

He washes them away

Like a gentle tide on a sandy beach

He is the moon and stars

On my darkest nights

Lighting my way

Past my biggest

Fears, pains, challenges

Even when he can't be with me

I can still think of him and feel safe

I do what I can, when I can

To help in return

For all the help he has given me

But nothing can ever amount

To all the wonderful things he's done

And I thank him every day