LPiA-25 Nov. 26

[Tiger the Lion]

Let's Pretend it's April - Nov. 26
Rules: Write a poem for LPiA on the topic or form described. Each poem should appear as a New Reply to this thread. The goal is to, at the end of the month, have written 30 poems for the month of November. (or one, or six, or fifteen) Prompts may be revisited at any time. All members are welcome.

Topic : Write a poem inspired by a Superhero.
Form : Any
Line requirements: 8 or more

Feel free to reply with comments or kudos as you wish. 

Questions?

[Todd]

Half Life

The pill only lasts
57 minutes now.
I need to increase
the dosage.
It's for the work,
not the high.

Dodging bullets,
throwing a Buick,
then the sand runs out,
hands on my knees,
out of breath,
climbing the fire escape,
muscles clocking out early,
those lost seconds crawl
under my skin.

No more technicolor,
just the flicker
of a hallway bulb
and a clock fixed in place.
I’ve done the math,
checked the half-life,
eighteen months to seizure,
or simply fading
into the crowd.

[dukealien]

Hero Redeemed


In the end, his life departed
from Greek tragedy, weak-hearted,
cursed with overweening pride,
hero only when inside
glaring armor of his own
fabrication. Yet alone
he surpassed the Grecian script–
hubris, nemesis, blind crypt–
with self-sacrifice redeeming
all his sneering pride, vain scheming
and the world. “I’m Tony Stark and”
dying, “I am Iron Man.”

[Mostly Holy]

"Hero Man" (rondelet)

Here he comes to save the day!
A hazard in a spandex cosplay suit,
Here he comes to save the day!
No strategy, just unruly melee,
All brawn up front and nothing in the boot.
The crowd erupts in panic at the shout:
Here he comes to save the day!

A rondelet's refrain should really be only four syllables, but I could not resist. I increased the length of the other lines to compensate.