Superman

Lying on the roof,

My head feels heavy,

And I blankly stare at the plain blue sky…

A billion thoughts speed across my lil’ brain…

Neurons overload, fuse…

And eyes get fogged for a moment…

I blink and look up at the clouds

And sincerely wish if superman could rescue me…

You wouldn’t believe,

But I saw him fly,

Through the clouds into the open sky,

I stood up on my toes

And waved my hand in air…

In a blink,

I was up in the skies

Crossing through the blue-white cover,

Secure in his warm arms…

I talk out all my troubles and miseries,

He listens to me patiently,

And says he knows how I feel,

And one by one he tells me all that he faces,

Of the infinite places he has to go,

And face worst of all days,

From freezing cold temperatures to burning hot deserts….

His list goes on,

And I silently listen to him while

All my troubles meekly run away into nothingness…

All I tell him is,

Whatever he does,

Wherever he goes,

It’s all for a genuine good cause…

'Cause after all he is the hero…

Together we fly

Over the high mountains, green lively pastures, deep dark valleys

Ruffling white waters and calm ocean blues…

Night sets in slowly,

And sky is a different hue,

Darkness covers us,

His eyes sparkle no less than the stars that surround him…

I ask if he has to leave,

Even though I know the world is calling out for him,

Even though I know he’ll be gone the very next minute

Into a land of uncertainties,

I only wish I could spend more time

In his warm, secure arms…

He replies with a wide smile'
'Cause he knows that I know he has to leave…

But reassures...:”we still got ten more minutes”…

So I try and freeze that moment

And photograph it in my memory

For I know next time, I call for him

He may not fly to me…

Tick-tock my watch screams out loud,

We spend our last minute in silent smiles…

And *swish* he vanishes into thin air

While I sit on my roof gazing at the sparkling stars…

I hear my mom calling out my name,

In no time she’s in front of me

Staring at my childish grin...

To which I reply: “I flew with Superman today”…

She raises an eyebrow,

And I smile back at her…

Ignoring my childish claims she walks away…

But I know well,

And my hearts speaks aloud:

“Superman… my hero... :)“