You call yourself a superhero

hey batman,
why don't you come
to my side of the tracks?

my neighbour, puts --
needles in his arms.

& the mom downstairs
with three kids on welfare
she cries every night
with a gun in her lap.

two doors down a --
kid sits on a stoop
dealin' powdery things.

no pizza delivery man
comes by after dark.

what ....
are you afraid the --
homies might steal your rims?

pfft .... and you call
yourself a superhero!

Reviews

[Mr.Writer]

Lol very true :D
I enjoyed this :)

[Island Hippy]

Mahalo for your comment

[Mr.Writer]

No problem :)

[The Iron Horseman]

lol! You might be in with a better chance if he was real! :)
I enjoyed this. Thank you for the smile.

[Island Hippy]

Mahalo :) I appreciate your time and comment

[The Iron Horseman]

You are welcome.
Mahalo? I don't know that one. Enlighten me, please.

[Island Hippy]

Means thank you.

[The Iron Horseman]

In what language? Hawaian?

[Island Hippy]

Yes :) ....

[The Iron Horseman]

Good guess, eh? Thank you for improving my education.

[Island Hippy]

I often forget many are not familiar with the term. Thank you again for your visit

[The Iron Horseman]

My pleasure. Spank Batman if he shows up! :)

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

True dat ohana! I never saw a SuperHero in any zipcode that I ever lived in! I would have liked to see one come to Hunts Point in the South Bronx where I grew up! "Pfft"-for real! Love this! Love your new picture too!:)

[Island Hippy]

Aloha, WORD! :) Mahalo my ohana. I wishing you a early happy Mother's Day from the South Pacific x

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Thank you and wish you the same my Sister Izzy-all the way from "Da "Bronx"! Xo

[Island Hippy]

My first Mother's Day :) he's not due for a while but my husband made a fuss, so it's been a lovely Mother's Day morning xo

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

OMG my ohana! I am so happy for you and your husband! My heart wants to burst! He will be a lucky son with such parents! Mahalo much for letting me know this and I pray that God may always bless you all! Xo Sister Annette

[Sinbulvinter]

Whoa, this speaks on so many levels - seeing it as directed towards a superhero (like batman) or even seeing it as directed a police officer (who is supposed to be like a superhero).
I lived in the ghetto for a number of years, and you do have to wonder why no one helps the people there - struggling to afford food, to keep a roof over their heads, dealing and using drugs and getting involved in gangs. You almost wish for a superhero to appear and help those towns, and it's sad to think that everyone just ignores it - turns a blind eye.

I really like the meaning behind this, and the structure tells the story really nice, flowing easy on the eyes.
Great job

[Island Hippy]

Aloha, I definitely feel that. I feel like I've lived ghetto life for the last 9 years all over the world, they don't always look the same sometimes the brownstone is a tin shack...but the issues are universal.
Mahalo for your cool comment!

[Island Hippy]

Mother's Day here my friend, so I'm wishing an early happy Mother's Day!

[Sinbulvinter]

That is very true - it has become a universal problem everywhere now. It's really sad.

read moreThat is very true - it has become a universal problem everywhere now. It's really sad.

And thanks, =)