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Still A Hero

He stood
within the thousands of others,
shouldered his musket, prepared to fire,
winked at his comrades, concealing a smile.
He was a boy, yet still a hero.

Violent crimson
staining the ground.
Smoke, strangling the air,
gunshots, explosions, the earth trembling with dismay.
He was a soldier, yet still a hero.

Silence swept across the dusty ruins.
Darkness fell as it always does.
Human beings, alive and chattering but a few minutes before,
now were frozen, their dying screams an echo to last forever.
He was a man, yet still a hero.

Finally, he returned home, mingled with his family and friends.
The puzzle was together again, yet the picture had changed.
For this is how it goes, for those heroes of war,
They will forever be there amongst us
Yet always alone.
Carly
Grade 6 - 8
Copyright 2007
Listed
November 28, 2007

Poem "recognized for creative excellence"
by School District of Lee County, Ft. Myers, FL

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