Superpower

I’m sometimes scared of what I have the power to destroy;

Peering at the porcelains that surround me, follow me;

It astounds me to think that they’ve even survived this long;

You see, it’s because of this super power

Oh what a super power, you're probably familiar with it;

No, I can’t leap over buildings in one bound,

My power knows no limit for leaping

I can’t breathe underwater;

But have an uncanny ability to make people feel suffocated;

I don’t have penetrating x-ray vision, but really;

Who wants to see through walls when you can pierce into others;

And peel away their securities like a careful surgeon until;

All that’s left are soft, tender, and vulnerable fears.

If I could stop there, I would be happy, I could move on;

But I don’t, I can’t, and it’s this super power, this curse;

Which doesn’t allow me let go once I smell blood;

The power kicks in, and I’m in autopilot,

I kick and scratch and yell, and don’t stop, I can’t stop;

Not until what’s left before me are just shards of what once was.

Oh what a power…what a power…