Unabashed and Modest

The Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers receives a standing ovation as he enters the House of Commons Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014 in Ottawa. Vickers was among those who opened fire on Michael Zehaf Bibeau, who stormed Parliament Hill on Wednesday. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld )

 

Unabashed and Modest

It is not the boastful self promoter
whose dazzle fails in times of
crises meeting a disaster upon
whom society foists its laudatory
congratulations and appreciation
but invariably the silently 
introspective one with the
introverted personality capable
of striding calmly into the
centre of a volcanic cauldron
of danger to the public, to find
solutions through personal
sacrifice. Yet though this self
abnegating scenario serving the
public weal may be seen to rescue
a dire situation from catastrophe,
still, time and again it remains
the brawny handsome fantasist
whom the public's eyes swivel
towards in worshipful admiration.