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MY HERO, a poem by Fauna Cecile Robison, USA Other Funerals Poems Other Grandparents, Grandmother, Grandfather Poems DUAL CATEGORY THIS POET COUNTRIES Categories: Funerals Poems & Grandparents, Grandmother, Grandfather Poetry Viewed 15982 times Author: Fauna Cecile Robison, USA Share Poem MY HERO My hero wasn't perfect And no, he couldn't fly He was just a mortal A normal passer-by My hero was very special As special as can be He died when I was only four But he was good to me He'd listen to my stories And always let me play Never once can I remember That he ever told me "nay" He died of "smoking cancer" And just like that he was gone He left me with no answer To what was right or what was wrong I can't believe he left me I can't believe he died He never ever broke a law And never has he lied I didn't know what to do so I just cried I hid below the table So no one could see my tears And watched my cousin with hatred As she snickered and she sneered Just before my hero died He gave a bear to me And if you look on my bed today then you would surely see I still have that same old bear And I still call him Brownie I used to play and talk with him And he would always talk to me But when my hero died I hated that old bear But just then I remembered The he'd always be there From that day on, he's always had a soggy shoulder to cry on And if you'd like to know Who my hero really is Just think about who is there for you And take a wild guess Go to a cemetary and look for an Angel And you'll find he's always there My hero was my Grandpa And you may call me crazy But he would always carry me Whenever I was lazy Click to purchase Print 85676 0 Other Author Poems MY HERO Recent Site Documents What type of Valentine do you wish to have? Blog by: Mukeshkumar Raval Just Among Friends (A24) Blog by: Chris Johnson ARE LARGE PHARMACUTICAL COMPANIES PLAYING SCROOGE Blog by: Marcia Schechinger Code Red! (A tale of a media man) Short Story by: Edgar Eslit CONGRATULATORY SPEECH Blog by: Dowell Oba finally... Short Story by: bahar sarafrazi Why I Write About Monsters Blog by: Kristine Trudeau Wonder of Wonders Blog by: Rajaram Ramachandran One upon a time.. Blog by: Pattra Shuwaswat The Rockhill Cosmo and Her Butterfly-I Short Story by: Yarpei Shatsang         If you like this poem, post a message below to the poet!   To Respond, enter a note and then click the "Post Response" button below   Your Response:   Your Name   Your Country       Here are the previous Messages left about this Poem From Comment about poem or author Response Country Response Added madi this was really amazing, it made me cry..it really touched me. united states 1/6/2010 9:54:17 PM Rebecca Omgosh that is such an awesome poem New Zealand 6/17/2009 7:36:13 PM Thelma Zaracostas A wonderful grandfather Fauna, your hero always he will be delightful poem, welcome to voices! Australia 6/2/2009 8:49:20 AM anne thats so sweet just lovely x scotland 6/2/2009 8:44:01 AM cristina really really good!!!!!!!! california 6/17/2007 1:31:50 PM     Send this poem to your Friends and Family           Use the following form to support the author by sending this poem to your friends, family and co-workers. Each time that you forward this poem to another friend of yours, the poet will earn marketing credits to get their poem pages displayed even more on the Internet.    Your Name:    Friend's Email:    Note:         Have this poem read to you by one of our Poets! Rate this Poem 1 - Average 2 3 4 5 - Award Winner Votes: 1      Average Rating: 4      points: 4 HELP THIS AUTHOR OUT BY COPYING THE FOLLOWING HTML CODE INTO ANY WEBPAGE <a href = "http://www.voicesnet.org/displayonepoem.aspx?poemid=85676">Click here to visit VoicesNet.com to read the poem called "MY HERO" by Fauna Cecile Robison, USA</a>