my words flow freely
my breath
blows fierce and icy
waiting to extinguish
the coming conflagration
Superman had skills
next to flying
and invincibility
super breath
was a cool one
used rarely
but effectively
everyone dreams
of being a superhero
sometimes
time to wake up
they say
words are words
fires are fires
the former more likely
to start the latter
than end them
maybe poetry
should stay
in its own realm
“art for art’s sake”
stay out of the business
of truth
justice,
and the American Way
leave that to the
Man of Steel
actually –
think about it.
what conjures
the superhero?
words
pictures
art
hope
maybe we labor not
in vain
after all
go ahead
dream of superheros
write as if your breath
ends burning pain
as if your speed
outruns trains
heading toward collision
as if the bullets
bounce
right
off.
write
just write
right?
defying atrophy 