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No Country for Old Superman (Posted 8/21/2020)
there'll come a time
when superman will hang up his cape
many of his friends would have passed
younger super heroes will rise up
taking his place as the Champion
not thinking much of their attitudes
it reminds him of his younger self
only confirming his greatest fear
becoming too fragile to fight
his relevance quickly diminishes
bored with his days he starts drinking
spending most nights alone
drunk in just his undies
sometimes putting on old cartoons
ones that depict him in his prime
he’ll look back on his life
thinking of his true love, Lois Lane
smiling at old pictures of them
the life they used to live
before she was struck with cancer
exploring relations with other women
but none that could replace her
he will be arrested for public indecency
finding himself the joke of the tabloids
he will then get clean
pick up healthier hobbies
meeting up for coffee at Starbucks
gathering with other forgotten heroes
all of life’s answers will become clear
when he realizes those that passed
are the real lucky ones
and the living are the dead
imagining his friends on fluffy clouds
awaiting his arrival like they once did
yes, there’ll come a time
when he has learned all he could learn
save all he could save
give all the love he could give
then be forgotten about
fading away ungracefully into obscurity
awaiting to see what may come next
closing his eyes
accepting his undeniable fate
when superman will hang up his cape
many of his friends would have passed
younger super heroes will rise up
taking his place as the Champion
not thinking much of their attitudes
it reminds him of his younger self
only confirming his greatest fear
becoming too fragile to fight
his relevance quickly diminishes
bored with his days he starts drinking
spending most nights alone
drunk in just his undies
sometimes putting on old cartoons
ones that depict him in his prime
he’ll look back on his life
thinking of his true love, Lois Lane
smiling at old pictures of them
the life they used to live
before she was struck with cancer
exploring relations with other women
but none that could replace her
he will be arrested for public indecency
finding himself the joke of the tabloids
he will then get clean
pick up healthier hobbies
meeting up for coffee at Starbucks
gathering with other forgotten heroes
all of life’s answers will become clear
when he realizes those that passed
are the real lucky ones
and the living are the dead
imagining his friends on fluffy clouds
awaiting his arrival like they once did
yes, there’ll come a time
when he has learned all he could learn
save all he could save
give all the love he could give
then be forgotten about
fading away ungracefully into obscurity
awaiting to see what may come next
closing his eyes
accepting his undeniable fate
Published 21st Mar 2025
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