Where Have All The Heroes Gone?

They took the easter out of egg

and stripped the fair of fun

It was a committee decision

with a person in the chair

but there was no offence

and no-one left to care

They took the christ out of Christmas

Now an X marks the spot

where love was ripped away

making room for excess

and little space for play

Where have all the heroes gone?

The ones who spoke their mind.

Are they all wearing masks and capes,

out of touch with the human inside,

to hide their empty shells?