Glad Yellow (3)Heroes and Heroines.
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Armed with deep-seated conviction,
Born out of decades of repression;
Nurtured by an unshakeable resolve,
Founded upon prescient vision;
Resistant to the wiles of the oppressor,
Who were driven by a fallacious belief;
Bravely they engaged in the battle,
To free their country from fear.

Their spouses were not unaffected,
Tending their vulnerable offspring;
Like pawns in a game of chess,
Their lives were always at risk.
Deprived of normal family life,
Benefactors became breadwinners;
While mothers languished at home,
Fathers languished on an island.

These are heroes and heroines,
Unheralded by countless young;
Disparaged by a jaundiced world,
Intent on its selfish designs;
They sought not fame nor fortune,
The 'Freedom To Be', they persued;
Some made the ultimate offering,
A new dispensation was born.

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