Part-Time Superhero
When done with my poems and finished with rhymes
I turn to a favourite pastime of mine
In body-tight costume I'm wiping out crime
I'm a part-time superhero
I stop concentrating on publishing books
Instead I climb buildings with grappling hooks
And scour the city for gangsters and crooks
I'm a part-time superhero
Diverting attention from poetry texts
I’m strengthening muscles, displaying them pecs
Now mighty enough to floor any T-Rex
I’m a part-time superhero
I pack both my pen and my pencil away
Then switch my attention to saving the day
If filling out tax forms I frequently say
I'm a part-time superhero
Each morning creating inspiring verse
Each evening defending the whole Universe
From four-headed aliens, monsters and worse
I'm a part-time superhero
Most authors I know think me totally nuts
But many applaud me for courage and guts
With two jobs I'll never be stuck in a rut
I'm a part-time superhero
So gaze into space and you'll catch me in flight
Or down on the ground finding villains to fight
Remember, I'm not just a person who writes
I'm a part-time superhero