"There Will Be a Hero" Inspired by Champion of Fate:

There Will Be a Hero

A hero will rise

when demanded by fate.

But the hero

doesn’t have to be you.

You can stay home

or turn a blind eye,

you can hesitate

or make the choice to

specifically

say no.

You could be a hero—

here, there, now, later.

You could partake of the glory,

hear the songs of your exploits,

and die with great honor.

Or not.

But a hero will rise.

And, if it isn’t you,

the hero will have to be

somebody else

doomed to the fate

of glory

of honor

of death.