That Good Night

I was a hero.

Give me panadol,

give me long sleep.

I was a hero.

I grew my hair long

for her,

forgot to shave.

I was a hero.

I gave real life.

I was a hero

I walked the antiseptic corridors,

heart in hand

and

shattered bodies.

Surgeryslash

and

the desperation:

never break.

All had love.

I was a hero,

and ignored the shame

of it

all.

People will be,

in or out

of,

or otherwise.

Give me panadol.

Give me long sleep.

I was a hero.

I will not go gentle.