Saint Joan

No fan of the dauphin
she struggles for France
while battling voices within

Not even a coffin
when given a chance
they burn her for her will to win

And dead, she's no threat
they make her a saint
a symbol of country and god

they send their regret
and damn with praise, faint
the war, it was won, was it not?

so now she's Saint Joan
it seems more "correct"
though medical doctors dissent

long gone is the throne
she fought to protect
I wonder if she would assent

Author notes: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2787055-Heroic-Fantasy-204