I Am Spider-Man

I know my future and I know my past
Both will have to haunt the empty spaces within me.
These empty spaces I have created with my dark powers
But light has gotten through the cracks.

I have a destiny, you know.
I’ve got choices to make, and
I’ve got sacrifices to make.

I want to sense something real and true
In this darkening world I live in
And I want to help every heart and every soul
That I will ever meet, ever
Feel something real and true, too
I want to wake up everyone to the
Glorious daylight I have tasted.

That is my greatest wish, and the person I am to be
To show the world what it doesn’t know,
And save the world one heart at a time.

I am blessed with gifts and I am blessed with curses
Both will have to remind me of who I am.
I can sense my light every time I’m in the dark,
And only then do I realize that the dark I love
Is the part of my heart that I must fight against
And I am fighting for who I am.



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Somehow this poem turned out a lot longer than I thought it would. This poem is about the time I realized what my purpose in life was, and how this role would affect my daily life.

I should note that Spider-Man is my favorite superhero. This isn't a tribute to Spider-Man. I like Spider-Man because he stands out among all the superheros as the most human. He's got conflicts and issues he deals with that make him very real. He struggles the way many of us do. (Another thing I like is that Mary Jane isn't another paper-cutout love interest that's dangling from every villian's threat.) But specifically, I've come to realize the same things as Peter Parker does—that is, he's got sacrifices and choices, and great power with great responsibility. The latter especially made me realize that I am truly a lot like Spider-Man—hence, the title.
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