Heroes and Villains

A baby lost their leg

It exploded while a soldier bravely pressed a button

In the name of peace

Years passed

The hero soldier

Became a loved community leader

A father and a farmer of food

The legless baby

Wanted to be a hero like the soldier

Lead his community to freedom and peace

And ensure no babies are ever harmed again

One day the legless baby, who grew up tough in the rubble, limped into the hero’s house at crack of dawn and stabbed his family to death

Except the hero’s son

Who watched the horrors

After the carnage

The legless baby

Took the hero’s son eyes

So the last thing he remembered seeing

Was the suffering of his family

Years passed

The hero’s son is now a soldier

Blindly pressing the trigger on command

He wants to be a hero like his father

And ensure no fathers are ever harmed

He blew up the hospital

Where the legless baby was born

Breeding a new generation

Of brave heroes

And cowardly villains