Superwoman

(c) dcec 25April10

Behind the red cape, the black mask and the impenetrable armor,
There stood a hero feigning courage and strength.
As the cape drape her back,
She prepared to take the flight.

Clad in her usual ‘I-am-a-superhero’ attire,
She battles deadly voltures,
One by one, she stomped her feet on them
And trample the monsters into dark abyss.

Once in a while she gets wounded in a fight,
She bleeds like an ordinary person,
Oh, how she was scared that she was not strong!
But she heals fast like she was never hurt at all.

That is the reason why I wonder,
When one day I saw the superhero crumple,
Her cape, torn;
Her face unmasked;
Her armor, broken.

I asked her what happened,
And she answered: “Nothing. Nothing is wrong.”
I believed her because I know,
Superheroes are invincible.

But it’s all superficial.