No
Hero
You
have no heroes, you tell me
Age
eleven, plenty of things to do
Middle
school boy with the world at hand
Books
in hand, baseballs, controller
Sleepovers,
iPod, and on the couch
Remote,
without one who shines
Huss,
John, celebrated German
Reformer,
protestant, martyr
Born
in Bohemia, 1376
First
opposer of transubstantiation
Burnt
alive by the Council of Constance,
Burnt,
Cam, for conviction!
Franklin,
Dr. Benjamin, born at Boston
In
America, 1706, a genius, printer
Philosopher,
innovator, diplomat,
Lover
of parties, masquerades, revolution
Inventor,
writer of tales, comedy, proverbs
Lover,
Cam, lover!
Michael
Angelo Buanarotti, Italiano
Born
1474. Painter, architect
Poet,
Chisler of flesh, Impassioned.
Asked
why he did not marry, he answered,
“Painting
is my wife, and my work,
My
children.” Impassioned, Cam!
Emporer
Qin, civil minded builder
Of
roads, palaces, tombs. Artist
Thinker,
unifier of China, vast
Lands,
peoples, rivers assembled into one
Subjugator
of the Chu, bright promise,
Thoughtful,
Cam, thoughtful!
Alexander
the Great, born at Pella
Student
of Aristotle, mighty in spirit
Student
of the world, builder of Alexandria,
Scourge
of mankind to Persians, Greeks,
King
of Babylon, Son of Jupiter,
Radiant
king, Cam, king!
Cam of
no favorites among the animals,
Of all
the colors, books: no heroes
Here
are a few to choose from
Their
silhouettes the same as yours
Yet
nowhere except in you will one
Draw
his sword and lift it to the sun
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