Everyday Heroes
To the stranger on the street who saw me nervously stumbling
in the outfit that looked a lot nicer in the mirror that told me
that oversized sweaters do go with high heels,
and told me I looked ‘nice today’,instantly lifting the anxieties, I only have when for a second, I
feel confident -
thank you, you are an everyday hero.
To the friend that when liking a photo on my social media,
most likely a photo of a slightly pink pebble or a cat that
looks like they belong to a witch,
and sees the change of tone in the caption,
and caring not much, but enough to ask ‘what’s up?
’even if nothing is ‘up’,
and everything is ‘down’, level-headed, calm -
thank you, you are an everyday hero.
And to the peers that when I sit alone
not by choice,
but by the conviction of my own head’s belief that I should
be excluded,
who casually sit beside me,
week after week -
thank you, you are an everyday hero.
Lucianna Cartwright
Weatherhead High School