The intimidating black <br />And emptiness <br />Of fearful surmise <br />Is permeated only by your footsteps, <br />You, heroic one, <br />Who stands alone <br />In recourse for me <br />Like a real <br />Hero of the Nightingale.<br /><br />Michael Timothy Rose<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hero-of-the-night/
