HERO

You marched on battlefields.

You faced the enemy

With shoulders squared.

Men fell beside you

Never to rise again,

But you went on

Supporting their cause.

None more noble

Than freedom of man.

Wars have been fought

Through the ages,

But none more vital,

Oh, hero of mine.

You took men untrained,

And unprincipled

You made them fighting men.

Your dedication now recorded

For all time.

Against all odds

You preserved.

Battles were won,

The foe was conquered.

Victory was close at hand.

Powers that be

Turned their backs.

They raped the land.

A genius stood

At the head of his troops

That day.

He gave his all

As did his men.

But the world looked on

Without a tear.

All was lost in the end.

Oh Hero of mine, listen then.

A Victory is yours

In the hearts of men.