It doesn't matter

by orangekangaroo

A somewhat depressing poem written from Superboy's point of view. It's about his struggle to live up to Superman, and whatnot. It's poetry. What else can I say?

Yeah, so just another late-night poem that got a little depressing. Superboy is more complex, I think, than people give him credit for. This is a poem about his relationship with Superman.

Does it matter?

Sometimes I wonder

What is the point

No matter what I do

It's never right

It's never perfect

It's never good enough

I try so hard

And fall so far

Why should I have to fall

When I want to badly to fly

To soar with the wind

But I cannot fly

I will never fly

I refused to live

In the shadow of my human father

So instead I live in shadow

Of my older self

Of the man in the cape

Whom I shall never live up to

Never make proud enough

It does not matter

I do not need him

Living in the shadow

Of the greatest superhero

Ever to save the Earth

Is not how I chose to live

And neither shall it be my future

Because I am not him

He is not me

It does not matter