The people you call patriots put a gun to peoples head <br />And warn them if you try to run then we will shoot you dead <br />The Government elected by the Figian people they held at point of gun <br />But by such acts of cowardice respect is never won. <br /> <br />George Speight your Figian hero to me is just a coward <br />He and his so called patriots with their rifles feel empowered <br />To his Pacific Island honour he did not bring <br />But then one person's villian is another person's king. <br /> <br />Still whatever be the reason one can't escape the fact <br />That to hold people at gunpoint is such a cowardly act <br />And George Speight and his so called rebels will live in notoriety <br />With all of the other baddies for their acts of inhumanity. <br /> <br />The actions of the Figian coup leaders afforded too much media space <br />I found it quite offensive his narrow views on race <br />And that he seems educated only makes it look more sad <br />That education from mankind can't eradicate the bad. <br /> <br />So if George Speight is your hero that speaks so much for you <br />That you don't believe in human rights that others have rights too <br />You condone the hostage takers those who by their firearms feel empowered <br />But suppose that one man's hero to the many seems a coward. <br /> <br />For two months he and his mates held hostages at the point of a gun <br />But by such an act of cowardice respect is never won <br />And I find it quite upsetting each time I hear you say <br />That George Speight is your hero and that what he did is okay<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/one-man-s-hero/
