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Calliope
Mar 05, 2008 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

No Hero

Among cheers

and adulation,

he felt despondent

and ashamed,

He was no sainted hero.

No savior of any man.

He was only a surviver ,

on a mission doomed to fail.

He was angry and outraged,

that they celebrated him that day.

For there were fifty living men that left.

But , none came home that way.

Just one lonely,humble soldier,

who managed to survive.

And as he mourns his fallen comrades,

he thanks God he is alive.

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Region, Country: New York, USA

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poewriter58

18 years 2 months ago

Lacy

small correction survivor well done poem I'm sure many feel this way Chrys
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

18 years 2 months ago

Hello,

This is a heavy duty and thought provoking subject. Especially today with all the wars going on in the world. I'm sure this soldier you write of would have many mixed feelings about being the only one to come back alive. I think your words have really captured the situation successfully. Another piece of awesome work. Cat
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Calliope

18 years 2 months ago

Thanx

I appreciate your comments for this is an important issue in this day and age.I can only imagine how a soldier must feel. Lacy, Where power corrupts,poetry cleanses.
RSScheerer

RSScheerer

18 years 2 months ago

No Hero

This is great, Lacy. I know there are many soldiers who feel this way. They must be so torn; rejoicing in their own life while mourning the loss of their comrades. Great presentation of this all-too-current subject. ~ Ronda