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 undisputed Champion
not thinking much of their attitudes
it reminds him of a younger self
only confirming his greatest fear
becoming too fragile to fight
his relevance will quickly diminishes
bored with his days he’ll pick up 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 breast cancer
exploring relations with other women
but none that could compare to 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 have passed
are the real lucky ones
and the living are truly 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 comes next
closing his eyes
accepting his undeniable fate
Darn
It happens to us all hehe.
Thanks for the read.