History Remembers

By: Annabeth Turner

We will not remember

The voices who screamed in protest

Or grumbled in disgust.

We will not remember

The leaders made famous

Or broken into infamy.

We will not remember

The wars that ripped out the seams

Of human decency.

No,

They are fallen monuments

And burnt books in shambles

On the fringes of history.

What really serves the spark of remembrance

Are the stories of shields

And flying firearms and flowing capes-

No,

No capes.

Elastic and metal and masks

Are all we have left to hope for

To remember.

Spider webs and cat scratches

Make us cry out in a tearful rage

As we grieve the heroes who

Once dried every ounce of blood

From the otherworldly torn streets.

Genetic mutations and toxic serums

Used to leave a loving glint

In the eye of every boy and girl.

Demigods outweighed democracy

As humanity rotted itself to Hela,

Thanos, and all the baddies at their best

Where fires burned irreparable scars

Into the next generation

Leading a dynasty of broken dreamers

Without a source of power

To call their own.

 

Annabeth is a sophomore English major with writing and philosophy minors. She has a passion for finding the truth then sharing it through poetry and fictional stories. She is also an avid chocoholic, gamer, and dedicated fangirl. You can usually find her because she actively stands out from the crowd with her eccentric (thrifty) fashion choices.