Poem of a super hero

A tribute to an old friend.

This is never what I wanted.
I never thought
It would end
This way.

A flight through the clouds
And soaring through
I saved
The day.

But

The sands of time
They grind
Against
One another.

Larger than life
Yet small I am
To be crushed
By the sand.

So

My friends all
Surround me
To go
At last.

She grips my hand
And I stare
Into
Her eyes

Let go

I look around
And see
All I
Have done.

The good and
The bad
All so
Meaningless.

Equal.

And yet in
The end
My eyes
Darken

I realize that I
Was the one
Who needed
Saving.

Mar-vel.