What makes a hero?

A cape and a suit, or a flimsy mask hiding his eyes?

Sometimes, he's a little more worse for wear

than what he seems, when he comes swooping down

to save you right when you need him most.

What makes him valiant?

The courage it takes to fly at the speed of light?

Or maybe the bullets he dodges, the conflicts he ends.

Well, every hero has his kryptonite,

but the real ones know their weakness.

What makes him daring?

Is this where shaping a hero comes into play?

Do the capes and the suits and the masks help him hide all his fears?

A hero may be valiant, he may be bold and elite;

but perhaps, he is simply as grand as he is because he does not know

what makes a hero.