History of Heroes

He stands at the border
brave during the rain and snow
guards the Nation; his home.
Heroes are for real,
but comes to light,
when he turns no-more.
For it's no fairy tale
it's reality
where selfishness come in front-page
and heroes in the obituary.

Reviews

[Lively]

Good.

[Seshat Nidaba]

Yes isn't Nationalism an oddity? Heroes for what cause? What is indeed worth dying for. This poem made me think. That's what literature is for at times, after all!

[Ashesh]

a wonderful tribute to those unsung heroes who sheild us with their iron heart. i like the satire in the end.

[Sukriti Suki]

Nice work...selflessness is hardly ever rewarded.

spell check - ' for it's no fairy tail' should be ' for it's no fairy TALE'.

[sushi]

Dear All, Thanks for the wonderful reviews.

Emily, I have done the changes. Hope it looks fine now....

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[Rossen]

Moved

[Emily]

Very provocative,but the last two lines need reworking.Selfish should be selfishness,and at should be in.

[everything inbetween]

it's a beautiful piece of work. Keep it up!

[Aurora Lynn]

I really like the message that you were trying to send us, even though the piece itself was a little bit rough. One little mistake though. In the line 'For it's no fairy tail', it should be 'tale' instead of 'tail'. A simple mistake though. With a little bit of editing, this will be a amazing piece. Thank you for writing!

[Maggie]

I agree! Heroes should be up front, and those scandalous trashy articles should not be in at all!