Greater love hath no man

One's life to give so another can live, nearly the greatest gift of all
A mother's sacrifice to infant, unknown even when grown, let alone when small
The greatest forfeiture made, in ignorance's shade, no sun to be adored
A hero known, for another, can not atone, glory is its own reward
Greater still the poison pill of taking on the villain's name
To save someone, one must become, the one to take the blame
A scryer to draw the fire, a perceived liar in infamy to retire
A treasure to rest within a locked chest, wearing a crown of a briar
Never to be known love's groan, hidden from mortal eyes
Invisible love, wearing a scurrilous glove, salvation in disguise