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A Hero Wields a Shovel to Bullshit

A hero is nothing more than compassion incarnate,

nothing more,

then grief caught in a flame allowing it to be the fire it always wanted it to be.

Nothing more

then peace on a Tuesday afternoon.

Nothing more

then a laughter that makes others smile,

nothing more,

then loving a pet that bites you.

Nothing more

then patience that causes anxiety.

Nothing more

then hope caught in a bird cage.

Nothing more

then a runny nose with an empty tissue box.

Nothing more

then atlas shrugging off an insult,

nothing more,

then seeing the beauty in picking up poop.

Paul Ruth

Paul Ruth is a teacher and writer from Michigan with a M.A. in English. His poetry has appeared with

Silver Birch Press, Indolent Books, and The Literatus. He has also written two novels.

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