Richard strained his eyes <br />and watched his deliverer <br />merge into misty shadows. <br />Never would he know <br />whose strong arms had dragged him <br />from twisted metal and flames <br />that used to be his Ford. <br /> <br />At first screaming sirens <br />and glaring lights <br />the stranger had risen, smiled <br />and hastened up the hill. <br /> <br />Haloed in photo flashes <br />Richard shoved the mike aside. <br />The lady in a blazer asked again, who? <br />but Richard only shrugged. <br />Had he known he wouldn’t have said. <br /> <br /><I>July, 2006<I/><br /><br />Robert Charles Howard<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hero-without-a-badge/
