A Hero’s Truth

I was born with stardust ingrained in my bones,

And I held a light so dazzling in my soul -

That my mother could not bear to look at me without weeping,

Because she knew the burdens the world would give me.

You were born with strength in your heart,

And a wisdom past your years from your mind -

That your father would not gaze at you without fury,

Because he knew someday you would surpass everyone - even him.

I grew to shine so bright, that galaxies erupted in my stride -

While my mother had her last breath, and said goodbye.

You became a force to be reckoned, conquering any challenge that came -

While your father walked away, without a word, and never returned.

Those were the first of many tragedies we would learn to hold.

We grew to be so great, and the world named us heroes.

I let my light glow so radiant that darkness would not dare to prevail.

And with all your wit and power, you defeated any enemy that threatened the peace.

They cheered for our glory, and gave resentment to our failings.

But no matter what the world felt, we would protect those who needed us -

And they always needed us.

But heroes are not meant to last forever,

Like the stars, I would go supernova in my final blaze of glory.

You would hold the world on your shoulders, till it finally broke you.

Of course we knew our happy endings were never guaranteed -

But that’s the price we paid to save those, who couldn’t save themselves.

The world will remember what we have done for it.

I was a guiding light of hope, designed to keep the shadows at bay,

While you were a beacon of strength, built to defend the innocent.

Our legacies will live on long after we are gone,

And soon our burdens will be passed to a new heart, and a new star.

We will fade, as all heroes eventually do -

But I will never forget how your strength melted to my touch,

And you knew just how to love the darkness in my light.

So let us end as heroes do, fighting with all our might.

And like we have done with everything before,

You and I will do it, together.