Suit Up
I
stride
through crowded
boulevards, crimson cape
swallowing my humble shadow,
and I become more than my wiry silhouette
suggests. My cloak billows in the breeze as I soar
over solid earth, a comic book character come to life, a superhero.
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Beautiful structure used in this poem!
Thank you! I wanted to make it look like a billowing cape.
I love this narrative!
Thank you!
Very nice pairing of form and content.
Thank you!
I love the sentiment of “crimson cape/ swallowing my humble shadow, / and I become more than my wiry silhouette”. There’s something hopeful and empowering about it. And the poem feels like a comic book page turned poem, so you’ve done well : )
Thank you so much! Even though it may strike some as odd, I always feel so powerful wearing a cape.😎 Thank you!