Only the young

Were you dreaming
that a superhero
would come along
to save you
from your wasted life,
your drudgery,
your pain?

Were you dreaming
of release
from all those cares and woes
that slaves to all consumption
have been singing of for years?

Were you hoping for a hero
or just clinging to the past;
some book you read,
a million years ago?

Oh, no -- of course not, never you.
Only the young have such moments...

This poem was written for Carry On Tuesday. Today's prompt is 'Only the young have such moments,’ from The Shadow Line by Joseph Conrad, 1917. Today's image is a still shot (taken BY me, not of me) from a delightful short movie done by Sean Roach for Seattle's 48 Hour Film Project called Inked, in which my husband and I got to participate last May. You can see the full movie here.

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