I am not a hero, fore what have I done,

I was not a soldier, did not die with my gun.

I was not a police officer, protecting the streets,

Never a surgeon, saving lives while I did sleep.

I am not a hero as I worked from sun until sun,

I raised my children, never giving up so I won.

I saved never a life, I only saved my own,

I did never great things, I kept safe only my home.

I am not a hero, not a medal of honor or recognized for special deeds,

I am only me, doing everything too be all that I can be.

Keith Garrett