<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">The Heroes<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1kvgmc6g5 ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1cxmmr5t8 ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1oygrvhab ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1ii04i59q ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1hcukyx3x ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1c1et5uql" style="margin: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">Yes, the heroes</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">inspire us, they thrill our hearts,
</div></div><div class="ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1oygrvhab ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1cxmmr5t8 ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1o9v6fnle ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1ii04i59q ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1hcukyx3x ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1c1et5uql" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">they help us grope for</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">some image in ourselves</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">that we can at least</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">aspire to--
</div></div><div class="ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1oygrvhab ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1cxmmr5t8 ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1o9v6fnle ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1ii04i59q ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1hcukyx3x ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1c1et5uql" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">but what if the courage</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">of the heroes</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">only makes the fist of brutality</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">pound harder—</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">pummel, pummel, pummel?
</div></div><div class="ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1oygrvhab ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1cxmmr5t8 ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1o9v6fnle ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1ii04i59q ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1hcukyx3x ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1c1et5uql" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">We need our gods,</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">which is to say we need</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">our heroes, people who</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">on this plane of life</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">act in ways that inspire us</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">and help us find</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">our own best selves.
</div></div><div class="ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1oygrvhab ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1cxmmr5t8 ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1o9v6fnle ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1ii04i59q ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1hcukyx3x ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1c1et5uql" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">Oh, God,</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">in this little theater</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">our world has become,</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">things are closer</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">to suffocating my heart</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">than I have ever seen them.
</div></div><div class="ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1oygrvhab ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1cxmmr5t8 ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1o9v6fnle ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1ii04i59q ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1hcukyx3x ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1c1et5uql" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">All I can do</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">is prostrate myself before</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">the image of Your Feet</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">and say, </div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">“I am helpless, as usual.”
</div></div><div class="ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1oygrvhab ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1cxmmr5t8 ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1o9v6fnle ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1ii04i59q ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1hcukyx3x ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1c1et5uql" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">I need You</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">to inspire me—</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">to Help me</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">to keep going—</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">to keep my heart,</div><div style="font-family: inherit;" class="">our hearts,
</div></div><div class="ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1oygrvhab ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1cxmmr5t8 ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1o9v6fnle ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1ii04i59q ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1hcukyx3x ydpdc53c46ayiv3680144389ydpbaf09bb1c1et5uql" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px;"><div style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">alive.</div><div style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><font style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Max </font><font color="#050505" face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Reif</span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#050505" face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div></div></div></div></body></html>