Capes

I'm a sensitive type.

But the world doesn't want me.

They don't want sensitive,

They want strong and hard.

They want a superhero.

I'll give them that superhero.

I go home and put on my cape

to mask my sensitivities.

Vodka.

Marijuana.

Cocaine.

Ecstasy.

I am not afraid.

I am not a superhero.

I am still hurt.

Reviews

[barleygirl]

Excellent shorthand glimpse of how society can have expectations which we pretend to fulfill. Your analogy is brilliant, how the various fortifying substances bolster our courage & provide "the cape" to our hero mentality. Love this snippet of real life (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie