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    Krista
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  • 08/03/2011
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2011 - Fall - Legends Entry

Not A Legend - 1. Not A Legend

 
 
Not a Legend

For the things that you’ve done.
You won’t go down in history.
You won’t be a legend.

You are a hero though.
Because in your daughter’s eyes,
You’ve saved the world a thousand times.

Caught in the moments,
You always make them right.
And you’ve never raised a hand to fight.

You will never lead an army,
Or save many wounded souls,
You don’t have unbreakable strength.

But she will remember your eyes as kind,
The strength in your arms,
When the arms of others have faltered.

You can’t change the world,
Tame the monsters in her closet.
But you’ll still be her armored knight.

No, you won’t ever be a legend.
But in her eyes,
You’ll be the brightest of them all.

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Copyright © 2011 Krista; All Rights Reserved.
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2011 - Fall - Legends Entry
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Dannsar

It's a curious thing, both practically and intellectually, that the writing of this little elegy actually, on the one hand, denotes the father figure as a legend in the making, so to be, and; on the other hand, sets him down in history, and therefore makes a legend of him.

 

This is a really nice little piece, written in an uncluttered sort of way, almost naive, but certainly simple. I heard a man talking on the radio tonight, reiterating that children often give you the truth as of fact, without the clutter of interposing narratives. This piece was rather like that.

 

I suppose, however, that I was a little disturbed, though, that you seemed to be denying the status of legend to the father, almost on behalf of the daughter. This brings an added dimension of interest, because it is contrary to the sentiment of the poem, even while existing. That in itself makes it a more provocative read, and further invigorates the question "why not?".

 

Actually, I think I'll put this in the discussion too, to see what others think. Meantime, thanks for this Krista. I'm currently embroidering a pillow for a baby due on December 27th, so my head is kinda in this space atm in other ways. Nice piece.

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