Shadowed Hero

Determined she is to fight her fate
To keep away the thoughts she hates
They fly at her, these shadowy things
Snapping sharp teeth and beating dark wings

She swings her sharp sword through the cold, frigid air
As she tries to send these things back to their lair
But the memories surge, growing in strength and number
They attack all at once as they come to confront her

Each time she cuts through one a thought is released
A memory so poignant, she falls to her knees
They wrap all around her, paralyzing her soul
Reminding her of the sweet life that they stole

With her last burst of strength, she tears one shadow down
Then, dropping her sword, she falls back to the ground
The shadowy thoughts settle over their prey
For they knew from the start that they would have their way

Then out of the dark, arrows shoot through the sky
Sending all the dark shadows fleeing into the night
It takes just a moment to regain her composure
Before she stands up to greet this strange new savior

Her eyes open wide as she looks at his face
She was sure all her problems had just been erased
Though the memories vanished, she steps back and she falls
For in her sweet savior is the worst one of all

Author's Note

Sometimes the rescuer, while with no mal intent, is not the best person to do the rescuing.

Reviews

[Chris Lotus]

The final line made me chuckle and so did the author's note lol. Im chuckling from the fact of how it all boiled down and it connects quite well. Excellent job!

[Aggie Skeleton]

Coolness. I liked it.

[Angie Diane♥&hea..]

This was awesome. I love epic poems they make me smile. This is my favorite poem by you. Thanks for sharing. :D

[Undying Glory]

wow this is downright epic work, just knew i had to read this soon enough. this was extremely vivid and spectacular work, i found this really great. and that last note you put was like the icing on a wonderful cake, reminded me of the song "Superman" by Five For Fighting. awesome

[Taylor H.]

I'm making up for reviews I haven't returned. So you may get a few from me depending :). OK, I lvoed this and loved the message you tried to get across :)

[The Analog Kid]

Sometimes, we don't need a savior. We need to work through things alone!. I really enjoyed this one:)

[JENY]

A great poem you have here…
I can see a disturbed mind between the lines….
It evokes pity in the mind of the reader….

[aftervision]

when help is helpless - wow you must have real life experience in real life

[Nianque]

Great write ! The ending took me by surprise too. I thought the hero was going to save the day. It's a spin on the hero complex that a lot of people have. Loved it. :)

[Ashley Black]

very good job and vrey well written its a good msg you send to the readers it makes you think. nicely done :)