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The Fate of Heroes

by V. Blake

a cliche
sat down at the bar
and boasted softly
of bygone years
he'd spent being
a legend

02/07/2010

Posted on 02/08/2010
Copyright © 2024 V. Blake

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Therese Elaine on 02/08/10 at 03:36 PM

Love this...it reminded me of some scenes from Simon R. Green's Nightside books...where so many gods became legends, then rumours, then clichés...you summed up that little progression in a damn near perfect gathering of 21 words.

Posted by Nanette Bellman on 02/08/10 at 08:26 PM

I may be off by saying this, but this is surely a beautiful way to say "has-been".

Posted by Michael Defries on 02/09/10 at 07:52 AM

If it's the "The Fate of Heroes" can you please explain why we immortalize them? Thanks Vince.

Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 02/09/10 at 10:07 PM

Yeah, somehow the person who has to talk about it probably isn't the real-deal hero/legend, but I like the book-ends on this, the color, and pondering the fate of us humans. Thanks for this.

Posted by Charlie Morgan on 02/10/10 at 05:05 PM

...man, like a good stick of gum, the flavor lasts on this [uppy, vince...the 'packaging' of this is a shiny glint in addition, sorta bracketed the world and our perception(don't get me started), eh?

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