Every Boy Dreams
Every boy dreams himself as hero
and sees his face in every epic life.
Yet what changes within our hearts
that we rise less and less when called?
The day may come when true heroes unmask
the villainy of the child grown
so selfish now. But wasn't he always so?
Perhaps he sees what always was?
We find ways to cope with forgotten dreams
and cease to struggle as we slowly numb
to all the gifts we bear and yearn for.
But spare us mirrors about our selves...
We do not wish to see.
Even so, I pray to God
for mercy on this villain, I,
too weak to stand for long
upon his feet God-given.
Teach me to walk and see
the hero in me.
+ By John Rieping
and sees his face in every epic life.
Yet what changes within our hearts
that we rise less and less when called?
The day may come when true heroes unmask
the villainy of the child grown
so selfish now. But wasn't he always so?
Perhaps he sees what always was?
We find ways to cope with forgotten dreams
and cease to struggle as we slowly numb
to all the gifts we bear and yearn for.
But spare us mirrors about our selves...
We do not wish to see.
Even so, I pray to God
for mercy on this villain, I,
too weak to stand for long
upon his feet God-given.
Teach me to walk and see
the hero in me.
+ By John Rieping
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