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Monday, August 6, 2012

Six- year-old Hero


This is a poem I wrote for a friend of mine. Today is his birthday. He is now Seven, and all grown up. He told me once that when he turned seven he would be too big for piggyback rides.





Six-year-old Hero
By Melody Beerbower


He’s a fire breathing dragon
With sharp claws and massive tail
With  powerful, stocky legs
Strong enough to bend an iron rail

He’s a fearless Texan cowboy
Riding under a blazing sun
Being chased by a thousand Indians
Armed with only one trusty gun

He’s a Superhero with special powers
He has the strongest force field
He faces millions of enemies
And makes every one of them yield

Really, He’s a six-year-old kid
With a big imagination
Who has invited me along
To help him rule the nation

Galloping on a horse
Or sailing through the sea
So many modes of transport
All of which are really me

He opened up a world of make believe
I thought that I had lost
Together we fight thousands of enemies
No matter what the cost

The only cost really
Is aching arms and a sore back
A small price to pay
For the joy of the attack

People only see a dark-haired little boy
Getting a piggyback ride, of course
But he’s really a night in shining armor
Riding his galloping, snow-white horse




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