Heroes and Villains

I needed a hero
instead
I got a gutter snipe
water fountain pipper
a Judas
whom Jesus
would refuse.

I needed a Champion
instead I got Goliath
making a show
strength in its big toe
felled by Niobe COmplex.

I looked for a hero
met only the knife's kiss
twisted
it cried in vengeful bliss
as I bled out
a broken heart.

But at the crucial moment
when the hazy sun set its head
a hand caught me
back from the dead
whispered urgently
"my child
awake
arise
there is more for you yet!"