#firstresponders
Not every superhero wears a mask
Some can only wear a smile
Showing that they understand another's problems
As they work to guide people out of the dark
Not every superhero has gadgets
Some of them wear bright vests
announcing to the world that help is on the way
as smoke and debris fills the air
Not every superhero wears a cape
Some of them wear surgical masks and gloves
Struggling every day to make a difference
against overwhelming odds
Not every superhero has superpowers
Most of them are ordinary people
that when the world was ending, stopped
and asked "How can I help?"
Dec 3, 2020
Dec 3, 2020 at 7:56 PM UTC
Lawrence Hall
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https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/
poeticdrivel.blogspot.com
When the Rescuers Stood Down
Surfside, Florida
As the rescuers stood down last night they left
Their prayers, their desperate hopes, their bitter tears
Upon those troubled rocks where they poured out love
They poured themselves, and they are empty now
What’s left must soon come down:
Concrete and steel, toys and dolls, Mama’s pictures
Letters from friends, ‘phones that won’t ring anymore
Eyeglasses, fountain pens, lesson plans, books
Spare change, unfinished poems, unfinished lives
The rescuers will return, and try again
Because their hearts are in that wreckage still
Jul 4, 2021
Jul 4, 2021 at 8:36 AM UTC
I never know when, then
suddenly i rush out of my den
My heart runs like a horse,
i know i can have no remorse
Cold and feeling blue
what can i do?
Putting on my gear,
i have no more fear
On our mary way,
no time to feel grey
I think of my love,
now i have to shove
After the rumble and roar,
i jump out of the door
Action and speed,
That is what they need
May 1
May 1, 2026 at 12:49 AM UTC