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every superhero ever written
male or female
were created from the conscious minds
of other writers’ planets
nested and cracked from the superconcious
other writers’ imaginations
attached to the egos of all of
other writers on this planet
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every little league of them
have one purpose, one reason for being
— to fight villains
also taken from other writers’ imaginations
otherwise neither could exist, isn’t it?
for what is the point of a hero without a villain, eh?
do you see the point?
perhaps there isn’t one
no pointy bits at all, only soft and curlywhirly stories
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here then, is where i lick my pen
and coin a hero of another ilk
this hero sits in stillness with quietness of breath
in the curve of both life and death
pieces of her sacred self sent out
to save the world from itself
every minute or infinite
moment of existence
without insistence
this message comes from
a hero
that is powerful
invisible
indivisible
love,
from earth itself
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p.s
one girl can save the world!
knowingly curled within every living thing….
Gaia-Girl
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btw
april 23 2024
Crispin School Library, Street, Somerset, UK
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Day 23 prompt:- write a poem about, or involving, a superhero, taking your inspiration from these four poems in which Lucille Clifton addresses Clark Kent/Superman.
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