We need heroes and heroines

Because we weren’t raised right,

And it helps to site goodness in our heads

Archetypically,

And give us a  reason to smile and 

To get out of bed in the mornings,

And try to be the best at something,

Or just happy.

But martyrs are not the flip side of the coin.

A martyr is not an anti-hero, or heroine,

Yet all they really do is make us sad

When we see the victory they could’ve had,

Should’ve had, would’ve had,

Had their lives mattered more,

And not been cut so untimely short.

We don’t need martyrs, but we have them,

And we will always will,

Because we weren’t raised right,

And we never will be.

-jenn