Don’t Call Her Hero (Poem)
@Michellekidwell (29953)
Sonora, California
October 16, 2019 4:33am CST
Don’t Call Her Hero
Somewhere along the lines
It went from Barbie and Ken
To Combat boots and IED’s.
No longer Daddies Little Girl
Some called her a true
American hero
While others yelled insults
To harsh to utter.
She watched Comrades fall
On foreign ground
And shed her own blood
In hot Desert Sand.
She left a leg in Kabul
And a much deeper of
Herself too
But if you ask her
If she do it again
Without hesitation
She says yes I would.
But don’t call me hero,
I didn’t come back
In a flag draped coffin
While my family listened to Taps
At a funeral possession.
(C) Michelle Renee Kidwell
October.14.2017
2:11 A.M P.ST
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@stringer321 (5682)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
16 Oct 19
Hi, Michelle, is there any background story for your song ?
We in Israel have many female soldiers too, army service is considered a duty.
Many of them work in office jobs, storage keepers, and more, and some are fighters, they fight and train just like guys, side by side. They become strong, and brave. Some of them die... :-(
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@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
16 Oct 19
No background really, it was something that simply came to me! Mostly I write to bring awareness!
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@stringer321 (5682)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
16 Oct 19
@Michellekidwell you are very creative then. Like in dreams.
