Not a Monster: A Nightcrawler Poem
I could hear their voices
Carrying pitchforks and torches
The light guiding them through the dark
Towards me, their target, their mark.
They called me a monster, a freak
Shouting at me throughout the streets
But I was the one on the run
Not the one holding a gun.
They soon surrounded me
Nowhere to hide, nowhere to flee
I wanted to disappear
But my thoughts were clouded by fear.
Their weapons were raised
Their torches ablaze
My body went slack
Then everything became black.
I awoke with a start
My hand over my racing heart
I was in the institute, lying in my bed
With so many thoughts running through my head:
“I’m not a monster, I’m not a freak
I am strong, and I fight for the weak
I may look like a demon, a monster from Hell
But down those depths are not where I dwell.”
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Date: March 4, 2023
Name of Contest: Marvel and DC Superhero or Villain Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Robert James Liguori
Categories:
nightcrawler, dream, fear, fire, hate,
Form: Rhyme
I’m a live wire
listen to my $ talk
Blood Brain Orgasms.
Categories:
nightcrawler, anxiety, lost love, myth,
Form: Haiku
It's a place where love is abound
and mutant cuddling can be found
Oversized flowers function as pods
to 'make more mutants' is given the nod
Nightcrawler took offense more than maybe
even as he was shown a stock full of babies
Oh the pairings flowed like a shower
at this sweet place known as the Bower
Categories:
nightcrawler, appreciation,
Form: Couplet
Bugs, beetles, ants, spiders and nightcrawlers too
They sometimes get squashed on the end of my shoe
I found a baby gardener snake, said a city kid named Hue.
We wisely kept our counsel, knowing what to do.
The gardener snake was not a snake, but a worm so true.
A dried up nightcrawler that had dried up crispier than pooh.
We kept this quiet to ourselves, being full blood country blue.
To help Hue save a bit of face we all shrieked and said “ooh!’
Categories:
nightcrawler, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Monorhyme
I’m the Vampire Slayer/
I’m good friends with Buffy/
Energy Vampires absorbs Vibrations/
I HATE U BLOOD SUCKERS/
The DayWalker and The Nightcrawler/
Creepy for those Blood lusting/
The Thirst
I have some Temptations/
But I Fight it/
Can’t Hide through the Day or Night cause All Eyes Seeing/
I’m at the Blood Banks where the Blood refrigerated/
Familiars Everywhere/
For thirst of blood No One is Spared/
But my Blade has no Mercy/
Am I Worthy?
To wear this badge of Honor/
I Kill Dracula and get a fresh cut from the Barber/
The Blade Of Karma/
I Wield
All Ashes are Left when I Appear/
No Vampire can HIDE in the DARK where the Light Is/
THE PUNISHER/ Black or White My Blade isn’t Racist/
Darkness is Penetrated/ By LIGHT and can’t Escape it/
Before the Blade touches Flesh I Say a Daily Prayer/
Categories:
nightcrawler, how i feel, humanity,
Form: Free verse
The Lorax is on top,
I wish it would stop.
All these bad and good memories,
of me and you.
The trees are all green,
and the water (like me) is blue.
The tree's tongues are tied,
and twisted,
searching for the place,
where the Lorax lifted.
If life give you lemons,
Well I guess you're blessed because,
Lemons raise the level of serotonin,
in the body,
The chemical responsible for making,
you happy.
I still feel crappy,
I squeezed a whole lemon into my water.
I'm still wondering how couples stay together,
when they barely have anything in common.
I'm still wondering like Tom Robbins in
Still Life with Woodpecker,
"How do you make love stay?"
And why does it go away?
I know I won't find out today.
I've got a thousand papercuts,
And the citric acid burns.
I'm fishing without worms,
Nightcrawler vision,
sinks inside my brain,
panic attacks,
and I can't stand the pain.
I wish I could turn back the hands of time,
but I can't,
so I'll trade one of my lemons,
for a lime,
cause I plan to drink this twelve pack,
of Corona with or without you,
I'm honestly trying not to feel blue.
By: Joseph DeMarco
Categories:
nightcrawler, depression, lost love, love,
Form: Free verse