Hero
written by: Manini Priyan
@Manini_priyan
Misinformation and lies spread around us
Villains keep controlling us
We descend into fear and hate
The wheel keeps turning
With no end in sight
Stories are told of heroes who spread light
And how they vanquished the darkness
We focus on their victory in the end
Instead of focusing on how they got there
They struggled and suffered
Just like you and me
The only difference
They were never broken
They say diamonds are made in high pressure
And gold is made in extreme heat
So when we go through crisis and distress
Lets remember that is how heroes are born
Because we keep waiting for these heroes to show up and rescue us.
How about we stop waiting
And we look in the mirror to find the hero
Manini Priyan Olikara is a Double Masters postgraduate degree holder in Organizational Analysis who discovered her love for writing while she was doing her second Master’s program from the land of Shakespeare, in King’s College, London. During the day, she writes strategic workforce strategies as a Corporate HR business partner for one of the world’s biggest oil companies, and during the night she works on her series of novels in science fiction and fantasy. When she isn’t writing, she spends her time dancing, reading novels by John Scalzi, watching Star Trek and Game of Thrones or dreaming of going on a mission to Mars on a giant spaceship. Her first collection of poetry featured as part of an anthology released August, 2020.
