Sunday, August 9, 2020

But No One Can Know That You Saved the World

 So here’s the deal--


No one can know

That you saved the world


I know that sounds, like,

Strange

But, see

Every time we tell people

Who the heroes are

We end up with, like,

Dead heroes


Because, um, the villains

Are getting, like,

Way better

At figuring out how to, you know

Kill them


So, you’re going to wear

The outfit

And the cape

And, um, you will be

One of the caped heroes?

But we also need you

To just, like,

Keep all of it

To yourself


Like all of the world saving


No sidekicks

No mentors

No helpers


Just you saving the world

And not getting any credit for--


Yeah, see

That’s become an issue

For some reason

Lately

And we don’t, like

Really know why?


I mean, we know why

It’s not very popular now

To um, you know,

Do something nice

And NOT talk about it

But, um, it’s really crucial

For you to be discrete

About every awesome thing you do

Because otherwise

The villains will NOT have a hard time

Finding you, and, um, killing you, so--


I know, I know

But we really need you

To try and stay

As private as possible

And not, you know,

Take any photos

With the mask off


Or say things like--


‘Hey guys, that was me

Who saved the world just now’


No, no, to be clear

You canNOT just tell

The people on your
Close friends list


Nobody


Nobody at all


Right, well,

The point is

That you’re saving

The WORLD


Like, humanity

Like, the human race


I know, I’m not really sure

Why you would

Wanna do that either


But it’s just something

We do


We, meaning, you know

Decent people


We do things

And they’re good

And we don’t say anything

When we do them

And that’s what makes us

Good people


Okay, well, yes

Think about it

By all means


Just, if you could,

Kind of decide quickly

That would be great

Because that giant ant

Is shooting lasers

At the city right now

And we could really use a--


No, no pictures

Of you doing

With a caption

Hinting that it’s you


I know, I know


It’s a lot

To ask of you


I mean, saving the world

Is one thing

But not talking about it?


That’s the tough part

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