I wrote this free verse poem my senior year of HS for a 'Reflections' Writing competition. To give you a subject, it concerns my strong disgust and hatred with how protesting against the war in the Middle East degrades the efforts of the brave and patriotic individuals who are protecting our great nation.
Note: This is written from a Conservative point of view. If you can't stand Republicans, you may not like this poem.
THEME: "A Different Kind of Hero"
Forgotten Hero
The mother weeps.
A family torn apart.
Memories flood her mind
Gone, forever.
A son discerning himself
as invincible
taken in an act of hatred.
Life seems so precious
when it's taken away.
This nameless soldier
receives little credit.
Instead,
a generalization.
She feels so insignificant;
such a small part
of a colossal machine.
A human giving his life
for a better future.
His efforts quickly forgotten
by a busy world.
A world distorted
by commerce and politics.
There are millions.
Open your eyes!
People are dying
to be justified
by heartless protestors.
We accept
these unprecedented ideas
of free and unobstructed security.
Can't you see?
Can't you see how we dwindle
into a deadly complacency?
The few who remain
in their intrepid acts of justice...
not for eminence or prosperity;
but rather for dignity.
These...
are the different kinds of heroes.
Note: This is written from a Conservative point of view. If you can't stand Republicans, you may not like this poem.
THEME: "A Different Kind of Hero"
Forgotten Hero
The mother weeps.
A family torn apart.
Memories flood her mind
Gone, forever.
A son discerning himself
as invincible
taken in an act of hatred.
Life seems so precious
when it's taken away.
This nameless soldier
receives little credit.
Instead,
a generalization.
She feels so insignificant;
such a small part
of a colossal machine.
A human giving his life
for a better future.
His efforts quickly forgotten
by a busy world.
A world distorted
by commerce and politics.
There are millions.
Open your eyes!
People are dying
to be justified
by heartless protestors.
We accept
these unprecedented ideas
of free and unobstructed security.
Can't you see?
Can't you see how we dwindle
into a deadly complacency?
The few who remain
in their intrepid acts of justice...
not for eminence or prosperity;
but rather for dignity.
These...
are the different kinds of heroes.