I know superheroes,

Ones without capes and masks and secret identities.

My hero wears

Overalls covered in paint and

A heart on her sleeve.

My hero wears grandpa sweaters

And doesn't know technology.

My hero takes her shoes off

To be comfortable writing and

Creates masterpieces.

My hero is full of self-doubt and stress.

My hero tries to save the world before

She saves

Herself.

My hero wears button ups with

Characters from a

Simpler time.

My hero sings.

My hero laughs at dumb jokes

That never made sense to

Me.

My hero is tall,

A huge nerd with a heart of

Gold.

My hero knows heartbreak and sadness,

But learns to love hard and free.

My hero is new, shiny,

Not knowing of the world.

My hero loves mermaids and

Believes in oblivious things

Like fairytales

And Love.

My hero is

Innocence.

My hero has music

Flowing

Through her veins.

My hero is small, but

Mighty.

My hero is awkward, but

Knows exactly who she wants to be.

My hero is not one person.

A hero is defined as someone good who saves others.

My heroes saved me.

Clouds ran over my head like

Villains taking over

Gotham.

I didn't know if that was the outside

Or me.

I felt myself melting away,

The good being

Replace by the inner villain.

My heroes ripped the evil away

Like a blanket,

Like a band-aid.

They taught me that

You don't have to always be

Happy

To still be

Good.

You don’t have to

Smile

To save someone.

They taught me

It's okay to want to save

Yourself first.

So, that’s what I did.

My heroes saved me, but more importantly,

They helped me

Save myself.

I know heroes.

My heroes don't wear capes or masks or secret identities.

They look just like you and me.