Superheroes

When our superheroes don't come to save the day, do we get our happy ending?

Superman never showed up.

Neither did Spiderman.

Or Iron Man.

Or Batman.

Nobody did.

So when I was falling off the deep end,

Who was there to catch me?

Exactly.

Nobody.

But how can I blame anyone?

I was miles away from any sort of civilization.

Who could’ve heard me crying for help?

Who could’ve known I was in distress?
Exactly.

Nobody.

My superheroes never showed up.

I was fighting alone.

Again.

And again.

And again.

I defeated every single villain alone.

Again.

And again.

And again.

My superheroes never showed up.

But then you did.

And suddenly, I wasn’t fighting alone anymore.

Author's Note

Is the ending too abrupt, or is that just me?
If so, what can I add to make it sound better?

Reviews

[albee]

super hero mythos..is there a knight in shinning armor in this poem?
i see a hero's journey into the reality of born alone and die alone...one is one's own best friend...i see my recent realization in my life...in this poem... as the memories of getting out of life's jams without help came to me...repeating again and again and again evoked the life to death to life circle...

but i see into poetry now, with my new lenses of acceptance...older eyes see light differently then they did when fresh...

[mattavelli]

Hello, Chucky! :)
For me the ending was abrupt, as your superhero theme fell off. I was expecting you to find some hidden inner strength and become your own super hero at the end, but then your friend showed up and it ended. It reads like your friend is nobody.

[Chicky]

Thank you for the feedback! Would it have been better to remove the last line and add something along the lines of how they helped in finding the strength within me?
Thank you :)

[Aldo kraas]

Thanks for sharing
You poem
I enjoy reading it