HERO IN A STUPER
Up, up in the sky
Superman slept.
Unusual, out cold, drunken
From magical concoction.
Hazily awakes he from his
Toxic slumber.
Disorganized,
Boggled head
Images, cluelessness,
Wonderment, disdain.
Looks around, sees a starry sky.
What constellations are these
Red orbs, yellow ones
Green streaks, blue and orange?
Wait!
Many more than usual!
Where's the belt of Orion?
- on a cat
The dippers so true?
- down a well
Sirius, the black dog?
- in Harry Potter
The Polaris, guiding star?
- with pirates.
Not there
Not there
Not there
Confusion, lost.
Drift I to some uncharted heaven.
No planet, countless stars,
Creeping fear,
Rapid heart pulse, madness,
Spinning, flying, twisting,
Then…
Focus, clarity, relief.
There's the bright North Star,
And hound with masters,
The unquenchable handlers of water,
And brothers three
Questions: drifted out, taking sleepiness so vague.
What world am I in?
Second thought,
Mind's clarity unfolds,
Blindness lifted,
Still on earth,
Yet land and space have become one.