We have within us the strength to be a hero.
Unsung, unremembered may we be, but from somewhere
deep inside we dredge up buckets of tremulous courage
and top them off with undaunting determination.
A hero nonetheless.
When we meet up with others,
we never know what they too are silently facing,
and thinking of that
allows us to avoid faulty judgments
and reach out to them with compassion.
A hero nonetheless.
~Janice
Photo arbutus tree on the edge © Janice Henshaw