"He was yound and he was weak"
'young' maybe?

"Yet he lived, or so to speak,"
the 'or so to speak' was really fun to read, I like it when little phrases like that are inserted into poems, they roll off the tongue so easily, and it's even better when they rhyme.

That was a fun story-poem. I'm not sure if I think it is patriotic, per se, but rather a testament for human rights, and fighting for justice, both of which I believe in. The ending was very strong, and was a great rallying cry finish to what would have otherwise been a rather sad poem.