Between the Covers
To all who resent his comic books,
his only response is “Shazam.”
His parents look in on him from time to time,
shake their heads,
return to the business
of raising the rest of their children.
Meanwhile, his head is buried in Spiderman,
treating every frame with such reverence.
Or making eyes at Wonder Woman,
the glorious Amazon he is saving himself for.
He’s twenty-five but won’t look for a job.
As long as he gets his allowance,
he doesn’t need the money.
And, he figures, why be a Clark Kent
who’s just Clark Kent and nothing more.
He longs to fly
and have the strength of a hundred men.
Instead, he’s overweight
and still wets the bed.
He won’t be coming to your rescue
any time soon.
- © John Grey 2021
John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident, recently published in Orbis, Dalhousie Review and Connecticut River Review. Latest book, “Leaves On Pages” is available through Amazon.
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