when i was a superman

when i was a child

i played at being a superman

i was strong and sure

and always right no matter what

when i was a child

i dreamed i was a superman

rising from anonymity 

to save the day and turn away

when i was a child

i imagined i was a superman

hiding unknown until

the crisis arose and suddenly appear

when i was a child

i wished i were a superman

i wanted to be loved

and feared and respected

when i was a child

i wanted to be a superman

in my special disguise

being wise, kind and superior

when i was a child

i saw myself a superman

being righteous unseen

right from wrong good from evil

when i was a child

i painted myself a superman

then one day i didn’t

all daydreams were swept away

11/17/18~2/5/19

jeg