National Poetry Month--Day 28--Superhero Poem

It seems like we're celebrating superheros today, since yesterday a big superhero movie came out. And while I like superheros and think the movies are entertaining, I think they're mostly rather two dimensional. You never really see them doing anything but fighting (except maybe the Incredibles).

So my poem today is an ode to the sidekicks and the clean-up crew we never hear jack about. They can be every bit as much superheros as Superman and Thor are (sort of). If you want more information about superhero or courage poems, go here. Otherwise read on.

THE JANITOR

We think of superheros like Superman and Flash 

And Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and Thor

But somehow no one asks just who will pick up trash

When these fighting heroes generate some more

They blast the guy with freeze rays, some giant rocks, or cars

Without a thought to what is getting wrecked

Who cares about those runners getting squished and seeing stars

While the buildings all around them blow to heck.

I'm for the mighty Janitor--comes in when fighting's done.

He sweeps up all the broken glass and bricks.

He picks up all the little kids and makes sure that they run

Instead of concentrating on hot chicks.

He's the one who cleans the roads and picks the buildings up

He turns the cars and buses back upright

He reunites the mommys with their weeping little pups

I'm sure that watching him would be a sight.

Of course we're always grateful that we don't have to endure

The terrible debacles of Thor's Loki

Or any of the thousands of other villains to be sure

But I'm thankful for the Janitor, okey dokey.

© 2018 by H. Linn Murphy