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Memories of a Hero

Imagine a rainbow with no colours the sun looking grey instead of bright, each day filled with memories of faces and colours only show up at night. You go to sleep surrounded by friends but death is all you see when you awake, frightened, tired, hungary and exhausted you've had about as much as you can take. Your orders are to stay alert and moving forget the devastation that you saw, keep your mind focused on the enemy and try to stay alive through this war. If you survive you will be a hero but never forget those you lost, you will keep reliving the memories of war and all the human lives that it cost.

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Mandy Tams The Golden Girl

Date: 9/9/2012 6:33:00 AM

What a good write Norman I have not come across your work before I will check it out now I have found you xx

Omojewve Emmanuel Brown

Date: 8/20/2012 8:18:00 AM

we are all casualty of wars, either spiritual, physical of hunger war. your works reminds me those who are in pains now due to war, must we make hero out of war? when there is stability of economy and security, then the spirits of heros will joyful dance in their grave. Thanks for this poem, am almost forgeting those I lost to war in Africa.