Heroes, Villains, Victims and Bystanders

By Bill Cottringer

There are only four choices,

For all the unheard voices:

Be an honorable hero,

And gain respect;

Be a vicious villain,

And gain distain;

Be a sorry victim,

And gain sorrow;

Be a passive bystander,

And gain nothing;

Heroes use character,

Villains use anger,

Victims use pity,

Bystanders use nothing;

Heroes are positive and hopeful,

Villains are negative and selfish,

Victims are sad and hopeless,

Bystanders just wonder;

Heroes give up their self,

Villains give up others,

Victims give up everything,

Bystanders give up nothing.

Heroes don’t brag,

Villains do,

Victims complain,

Bystanders do too;

Heroes win and get ahead,

The rest lose and fall behind;

All should play fair,

Follow the rules,

And have some fun,

Until you learn one thing—

Did you make the right choice?