Hero Free Verse Poems

I once saw a soul hold a brush—
when my eyes first fell in love
with the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Michelangelo, with the sweep of his hand,
took me...

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Hero Lost But Found
In shadows cast by memories of pain,
A lonely soul entreats the night's domain.
"I need a hero," she cries out, raw and real,
To...

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From moments when love was cherished in Stalingrad,
Like stories written on the walls 
With the song repeated by Babushka 
And not long after that, the...

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Disposable.
Just like the bodies scattered 
As unimportant as the soldiers blood splattered
A black man stands watching violence unfold
Not to the enemy 
But those who fought...

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They say your words are forged in flame,
in halls where angels speak your name;
From vaults of time, from storm and night,
you cull the shadows, summon...

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Once we were Seven
Once we were seven now only one
Six gone before me
Now I’m alone
No one to reminisce with
Questions left to myself
Childhood memories but no...

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A single light, a fragile spark
Guides the lost through endless dark.

The Keeper guards it, steadfast, still
A beacon strong, see.. a force of will.

It cannot falter,...

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And again there is silence between us,
like a long sleep, like a 
quiet night,

Again, there is silence between us,
like a shadow
dancing
among
the stones, - a forgotten...

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(A Poetic Prophecy)

He walked not with crowds, but with silence.
A hush clung to his steps like a prayer.
The wine of the world he did not...

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Charisma of a champion
Strength of a Mount Olympus deity
Superstar hero larger than life
A fanclub like no other
A base of faithful devotees
buying into the showman's dream
the...

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This is no pleasure trip, no voyage for the weak-hearted. 
The activists singing, holding arms, like birds in the trees, 
those in awe of morning’s...

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Let it be known—
this is where I rose.

Not from victory,
but from void.
Not from praise,
but from prayerless nights
with no answer.

I rose not like sunlight,
but like stone...

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Written: July 29, 2025 for contest Sponsored by: Constance La France

Quote: "You Are not a drop in the ocean, you are the entire ocean in...

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Upon my graduation from MIT,
they didn’t hand me a diploma.
They handed me a mask—
and a seat at the table of shadows.

They called me Director,
but in...

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Cruel fate nixed our sites set for buying a hoagie

Yours truly and the wife
tended to some errands,
which included going
to the Limerick,
Pennsylvania Citizens Bank
for me to...

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