The Long Road Warriors Poem by O. A.

The Long Road Warriors

Heroes are forged in the fire
Made out of steel, heart and courage
Men beyond words to describe their desire
To overcome adversity on any rainy downpouring day
To overcome adversity by just paving someone else's way
To overcome the ugliness this world displays on us sometimes...
But the grit of it all, the point of such feats of kindness and strength
Are when walking over a 3,339 miles on a prosthetic leg, one might fall
Or pushing a wheelchair over 40,000 km and arms get tired at dawn
But just like a couple of Greywolves of this Beautiful Country, travelling home
Have the gall to get up again, dust themselves off and carry on after all...

Terry Fox and Rick Hansen
The Original Long Road Warriors
Crossing Canada to raise Cancer awareness
Crossing the Globe to raise Disability awareness
The Gladiators in our Country's widest arena
The Road Warriors who cut up the road all alone

Heroes are forged in the fire
Made out of steel, heart and courage
Men beyond words to describe their desire
To overcome adversity on any rainy downpouring day
To overcome adversity by just paving someone else's way
To overcome the ugliness this world displays on us sometimes...

But the grit of it all, the point of such feats of kindness and strength
Are when walking over a 3,339 miles on a prosthetic leg, one might fall
Or pushing a wheelchair over 40,000 km and arms get tired at dawn
But just like a couple of Greywolves of this Beautiful Country, travelling home
Have the gall to get up again, dust themselves off and carry on after all...
Because ordinary folks like you and me were counting on them
To succeed after all...

This is why we run the 'Terry Fox Run, '
And celebrate the 'Man in Motion' tour,
Every Summer to Fall...
To Remember these Canadian Heroes,
Who gave their hearts to us and God.
This is what 'True Heart' is made of...
Leading the pack, and never looking back.

O.A.