No superheroes for me

 

Marvel or DC
Batman or Superman

In an emergency, I don’t want to be rescued by a superhero
Not by an alien who wears his underwear outside his pants
Not by a billionaire who has a fetish for bats

In times of calamity, I don’t want to be rescued by superhero
Not by a carpenter with an oversized hammer
Not by a heart-patient in an iron suit

During a disaster, I don’t want to be rescued by a superhero
Not by a cancer stricken schizophrenic in a mask
Not by a teenager bitten by a radioactive bug

During a catastrophe, I don’t want to be rescued by a superhero
Not by the guy whose mood swings turns him into a testosterone laden monster
Or by the girl whose mood swings affects the weather

- S.T. Arasu