Robert James Liguori Poet Free verse

Hero

I do not sleep.
I maintain my awakeness
surrounded in a room of comic books.

I search for a hero, a savior,
a guiding light that can
lead me through my darkest hours.

The most books I have are of 
Captain America
He fights with his shield, man of freedom.

Though my gravity is towards Hellboy
as I'm destined for Hell
and he's made his own journey or two to the feisty world.

Deadpool, Wolverine, Doctor Strange
they comfort me along with Ghost Rider
Moon Knight, Godzilla, Lobster Johnson are all there too.

But who stands above the rest?
Which comic book character is my hero?
Or should I be looking at my bibles and Jesus Christ?

Batman, Silver Surfer and even James Bond...
can they tell the stories I need to hear?
Spiderman, Daredevil, Marauders, they seem to talk to me.

Thor, Loki, Superman...
their books I read
and sometimes just peruse through

But I think my hero is Carnage
Supervillian that's a symbiote.
He keeps me widely entertained!

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Beata Agustin September 22, 2022 at 10:19 AM Thanks for sharing this... informing me about fictional heroes in your awesome poetic style. Thanks for my placement in your recently-judged contest. God bless you.

Andrew John September 2, 2022 at 3:48 AM Love your heroes, Robert James. Loved some heroes myself, then forgotten many of them. But we've all enjoyed comics (well, most of us, I guess - and I here in the UK). Thanks for an entertainment.

Constance La France August 29, 2022 at 12:48 PM Robert, wonderful poem, I was never interested very much in comics until your contests and now, well after researching Captain America and Dr. Strange I am hooked. There is a great comic store near me, buy and sell type of store with thousands of comics, I really do see the fascination, and the art work on the covers and within is terrific too ~ Robert James Liguori August 30, 2022 at 1:55 AM Yes, sometimes I feel that viewing just one or two of the images is worth the price of the comic itself! The artwork can be fantastic! Graphic novels work for me cause I cannot stay focused in a regular novel anymore so the pictures are a pleasant thing to have.