No Heroes

There are no heroes 
Just people ,gods and the devil
There are no heroes 
David couldn’t resist peeping 
Moses couldn’t stop running 
And Obama really did start ISIS
He got a nobel for peace 
There are no heroes 
Just choices, decisions and errors 
There are no heroes 
Batman benefits from the status quo
The equivalent of many NGO,s 
Their business is helping the poor 
How can poverty be evil 
It provides the opportunity to help
Jesus Christ lost faith 
God became an atheist
Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani
Lazarus had to die a second time 
And Gandhi really did hate black people
There are no heroes 
Just People, opportunities and chances 
There no heroes
Solomon really loved the soft life 
Jacob was a thief and a cheat
The whole of the Old Testament
Is justified Genocide
History is mostly stories of people dying
And My father broke my heart 
There are no heroes 
There are no saints 
Just people 
Just people doing their best 
And good branding doing the rest
So don’t Judge lest history judges you 
Don’t proclaim you are good
The other side cannot agree
Do your best 
It is all there is to do 
Always do it with love 
That is how you know its good
Unless you are Hitler  
Unless you are Leopold 
Or Herod 
Or Stalin 
Or Mao  
Or  Karen
Or Ken
Or any human being distressed, obsessed, possessed 
By  The religion of their state, their tribes and their race
There are really  no heroes 
Just people, gods and the devil
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Besaw Gallo Avatar
June 6, 2022 at 10:10 AM
Wow! That was an amazing piece! Thank you for following me too! i'll look forward to reading more. Kelly
Sichach Avatar
June 6, 2022 at 11:05 AM
Thank You Kelly
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