Superheroes

One day I woke up and realized I didn't have any poems about superheroes, and that was a travesty. So this is what happened. 

Superheroes

Some superheroes are on television or in comic books

They have superpowers and epic battles

Fighting off bad guys with left and right hooks

Everyone is safe under their watch

Some are devoted enough to even wear tights

But my hero isn’t like that

His name won’t shine in bright lights

He isn’t coming out with a blockbuster hit

Young boys won’t dress up as him for Halloween

My hero isn’t a knight either, from a fairytale

He isn’t on a quest to kill the evil queen

But that does not mean he isn’t powerful

Or that he doesn’t protect me from evil men

He is always there for me

Even when I ignore him again and again

I sometimes feel helplessly isolated and alone

But I know in my heart that he is right beside me

I can’t see him, but I can feel his loving embrace

Reminding me there is so much more I can be

He may not be in movies or comics

But I read about him everyday

He suffered and died so that I might live

He is the bread of life, the only true way

I love my hero with all my heart and soul

No one can take away my faith in his love

I know who and what he really is

A savior of us all sent from heaven above.

November 9, 2013