AN: So Soraya the All Speaker did a drabble on this, and I was so moved I did one myself. Based on the most recent episode of Naruto, "Oh Lady Tsunade my hero." (F.Y.I., the title nearly made me cream my pants, being the fangirl I am.)

This piece was hard for me to catalogue because it was just so open and could really relate to almost anything we deal with today. Leaders and small town worships or heroes, it could all be related to this. And I started rereading it, editing process, and I said to myself, "Crap, it's kind of vague."

It's very spur of the moment, so please let me know if it did well in trying to get the point across: humans are not gods.


I am not a hero worthy of the worship of the masses.

I do not want your applause, please save your thanks.

The outside you see, the face of legends, the name whispered and purred in every corner of the world, is not what it appears to be.

Do not let your children dream of becoming me, hold their hands and never let them think such nonsense. I am but a phantom of words and tales spread through far away lands and in the corner of your favorite eatery.

This glamour is faux, vain as it falls in a puddle of blood at my feet. There is guilt in these eyes, ache in my joints and a longing memory of what used to be in my bones.

Old, old, old.

This crown has been filled with rumors of some woman strong and firm, shields around her impenetrable and unbreakable.

What lies.

Warriors have their Achilles heel, so weak and vulnerable to the world. Sharp, jagged enemies get stuck in there, twisting and tearing everything near. Legs go weak and you find yourself, your strong body, fall to its knees in defeat.

But that's impossible! She is something else, stronger and better! How could she fall?

The children will turn their heads away, they will start dressing as they had before, they will pull their hair out of the pigtails.

Their mouths will shut.

Their minds will open and infest their bodies. They will come to and see the faults of the human race. They will come to realize we are not gods.

We are not gods.


Told you it was short. ^^; Any feedback is highly welcomed and appreciated!