My superpower-
my gift from God-
is the ability to see
everyone else’s weaknesses
sometimes I spot it
immediately
sometimes it takes a few words
or a telltale action
but sooner or later
everyone eventually slips
and I store all your weaknesses
and I wait for the
most opportune time
to cast them upon
my unsuspecting victims
your vanity
and crushing self-doubt
your undersized genitalia
your neglected childhood
I immediately calculate
for later sinister use
because I always need to know
when and where
to strike
because while I appear
modest and mild mannered
I have my moments
of black spinning evil
that overtake me
when I’ll need to lay you out
cold
and I’ll consult
my mental rolodex
and lookup your weakness
and strike with
dispassionate surgical precision
and make no mistake
I’ll know just the right thing
to make you feel small and
worthless
to rob you of your
dignity
I’ll pull down your pants
in front of everyone
or similarly humiliate you
with the perfectly chosen word
but
in all honestly
I‘ve
never employed
this superpower
because
I always see
the scared and quivering humanity
in their eyes
standing before me
and I cannot bring myself
to destroy
that which I cannot repair
I cannot be the cruel
barbarian
that is my birthright
I always succumb to
their silent and invisible tears
and I’ll remember
the sting of humiliation
and shame
and my own
silent and invisible tears
and I cannot bring myself to do it
so while I have the gift
I cannot use it
and thankfully
that is my weakness.
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