Tell Me What's a Hero

A poem about fear of abandonment

There’s something in the sky
Something in the stars
Something glorious inside
But still tears us apart

I can’t quite explain
The words I choose to use
Come out like startled violence
But somehow I never lose

I can’t help what I do
Break all my pieces away
A gift to all that need it
Hope it will make them stay

I have a savior complex
Throwing myself into the fray
But tell me what’s a hero
That can’t make those people stay