Disposable Heroes
Bodies fill the fields I see, hungry heroes end
No one to play soldier now, no one to pretend
Running blind through killing fields, bred to kill them all
Victim of what said should be
A servant 'til I fall
Soldier boy, made of clay
Now an empty shell
Twenty one, only son
But he served us well
Bred to kill, not to care
Do just as we say
Finished here, greetings death
He's yours to take away
Back to the front
You will do what I say, when I say
Back to the front
You will die when I say, you must die
Back to the front
You coward
You servant
You blind man
Barking of machine gun fire, does nothing to me now
Sounding of the clock that ticks, get used to it somehow
More a man, more stripes you bare, glory seeker trends
Bodies fill the fields I see
The slaughter never ends
Life planned out before my birth, nothing could I say
Had no chance to see myself, molded day by day
Looking back I realize, nothing have I done
Left to die with only friend
Alone I clench my gun
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The title of the poem, contrasts the word “Disposable”, which has connotations of irrelevance and uselessness. However, the word “Heroes” has more positive, honourable and important role. Therefore, the title can evoke curiosity in the reader about the consequences, painting a more vivid image in the reader through strong emotions evoked.
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Hungry heroes end — the soldiers has ended lives or soldiers lives has ended, suggesting that the consequences of war is death of many no matter which side.
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Blind — humanity striped away, losing one of your senses
Bred to kill — consequences of war is having soldiers’ humanity or opinions striped away, painting a vivid image of the
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Tone – forceful and commanding
Suggests lack of choice of a soldier, no freedom and since its repeated, it can suggest that the soldier is unwilling to go “back to the front”, making it more vivid as tone can represent fear of soldier and lack of choice
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Soldier has no freedom or rights on his own, blindly doing what is commanded of him.
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Suggests disposable nature of a soldier, and lack of freedom of soldier, even about the soldiers’ lives.
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