...noble fortitude.

There is a word

that has been 

robbed of its 

meaning and power.

It is misapplied, 

over used

and misunderstood.

The respect, 

esteem 

the admiration

it once held 

has been rung

out and washed away.

There are

far too many 

so called

heroes.

There are too few

men of genuinely

noble fortitude.