Metamorphosis

What is a man,
Who can tell,
A master plan,
An empty shell,

A force of good,
A source of bad,
A thought he should,
A wish he had,

A volunteer,
To help us out,
Should we appear,
To be in doubt,

Or set us free,
To leave the nest,
If liberty,
Will serve us best,

And should he fold,
For lack of pay,
And then behold,
A  brighter day.

He stops to think,
And then reflect,
Upon the brink,
Of circumspect,

What is a man,
But flesh and bone,
An also-ran,
Who died alone,

Or Superman,
Who won the peace,
To make the man,
A masterpiece.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Radice Avatar
August 6, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Very skillfully composed with perfect rhyming as is the norm with all your work Bryan. Cheees - Gary
Dietrich Avatar
July 14, 2024 at 8:56 PM
I always enjoy your creative free verse style. Love the Superman verse!
Norton Avatar
July 14, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Thanks, Andrea. I never understood what free verse is, but one might think that free verse means the freedom to write as you please. One would think, anyway.
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