Capes and Masks: a poem

Comic books
Have always been a part of my life
Since I was just another toddling tyke
I was introduced to
Superman
Through the T.V.
Screen
Watching him beat the bad guys
And
Fly off
At
Breakneck speeds
I would
Tie the blanket
Around myself
So I can imitate
And be as strong as him
Even if it was just all pretend
As I grew older
My tastes changed
I traded in my super cape
For the mask of a certain wall-crawler
Climbing to great heights like my name was
Peter Parker
I learned life-lessons
I never thought that I would
Comprehend
"With great power comes great responsibility"
Said Uncle Ben
I remember
My very first paperback
The touch
The feel
Of the crinkling paper
On my hand
As I
Turned
page after page
I was hooked from the
Get-go
I was fascinated
By the superheroes
But I found
Anti-heroes
To be amazing
Deadpool
And Rorschach
Two of the best
Both anti-social and a little
Crazy
Yet
One wanted to rise up from being a zero
And the other
Showed he would stay a hero
To the end
Comic books
Shaped my life in many ways
And whenever I get the chance
I hit up the local comic shop
But all I see are the grown ups and their kids
Like me
Trying to grab and share a little piece of their past
And as I crack open a new Superman story
I feel like I still got that old
Cape and mask
On me
 
Category:Poetry