The Things I Call My Heros

I don’t know

If there is one thing

I can thank

For getting me through life

I can thank all the people who

Stood beside me

And wiped my tears

The people who held my hand

And gave me pep talks in the bathroom

I can thank the people for being my heros

But I can also thank the things

I can thank the books

That let me get lost

And escape from reality

When it gets too much

Too heavy

The books that I know so well

I can quote word for word

And trace the title in my sleep

The books that I can disappear in

Leave the real world

And enter

I could thank the books for being my hero

I could thank the music

That floods my ears

And fills my heart with a sense of relief

And peace

The lyrics that I can resonate with

So deeply

The melody that floats in my head

The beat that I can match my breathing too

The music that graces my ears

And soothes my mind

I could thank the music

For being my hero

I can thank the moments

The memories

That sent sparks of joy

Up into my soul

Fireworks of happiness

The memories that fill my camera roll

And my dreams at night

The little moments

Of butterflies

And sunny skies

Of laughter

And freedom

The moments and memories

That remind me that there is good

In a world where it doesn’t always feel like it

I could thank the moments and memories

For being my hero

I could thank my dreams

For bringing me into another world

Full of pastel colors

And shining stars

The dreams that fill my thoughts at night

Instead of nightmares

And follow me into the day

As I sit through boring classes

I could thank my my dreams

For being my hero

I don’t know the one thing

That makes life as special as it is

Maybe it is just life

The life I get to lead

With people who wipe my tears

And laugh with me until my ribs hurt

With the books that unlock a doorway into another world

And are filled with stories that bring me hope

The life I get to lead

With music that has a beat and a melody that can ground me

And lyrics that pull at my heart

With memories and moments

That I get to remember forever

And cause fireworks in my soul

The life I get to live

With dreams that float through my head at night

And show me possibilities

So thank you

Thank you to the life I lead

And the things I call my hero's