national hero

steve irwin died

pierced through the heart
doing what he loved most on this earth

passion comes at us in many forms
deep, driving
slow, gradual
hitting you in your sleep like a train out of nowhere

this man devoted his life to his passions
to his dreams

that desire inside of him bubbling to life
as he bravely delivered the exotic to our world

there's just something about that image
of him
in the water
a gentle stingray
the cameraman
there
and then gone

he pulled the barb from his heart
he was with us
then wasn't

how can our hearts not go out to his family
to his wife
to his daughter
to his son
and us all

steve irwin died

pierced through the heart
doing what he loved most on this earth