if i could, i would
ease the melancholic
nightmares
that haunt your
mind.
if i could, i would
battle the
horrors
that bite at your
heels like starving
piranha.
if i could, i would
carry you away
to the land of
manna
and shelter you
from the unbearable.
if i could, i would
provide you with
water
that would douse
the fire burning
your soul.
if i could, i would
shoulder
it all.
but i can’t. my
superpower is not
flight or safety
or strength of arm or
providence.
it is only
love.
Created for Jingle Poetry Potluck Party!
Prompt: Cartoons, Sci-Fi, and Superpowers.
The greatest superpower of all is love. You’ve got that right! Love conquers all.
It’s the power of the roots. They look like they are doing nothing but they are growing strong and can eventually topple buildings!
Yes. Love is the greatest power of all.
I agree.
Powerful Superlove! 🙂
Why is there no comic book?
but its love that carries all hopes and gives us strength and so you have it all cloaked haha! here’s my potluck.. http://fiveloaf.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/cinderella-for-a-man/
Making me smile so early in the morning.
What a beautiful sentiment! Those with your super-power truly DO have the power to save the world. 🙂
Love, saving the world, one seed at a time!
The first para carried me away.You have expressed the true feelings of love…we try to do the impossible for our loved ones but in vain we are just humans..(but we keep trying :))
And yet, I firmly believe that love will carry the day. Even if we can’t see the fruits of love’s seeds.
loving it! absolutely beautiful! thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Dish. I look forward to dropping by your tales soon.
Fantastic. I have wanted love to do all of what you have listed. It often does, but when it doesn’t it frustrates, and thus the longing for super power. Thank you for sharing this – Very inspirational for me.
I have created, in my mind, Terri-land where all injustice is slayed, the grass is green, and bunnies lounge around. This is for when the frustration begins to be too much.
love conquers all.. certainly its a great strength.. speechless.. have read it for so many times now, still the same feeling !!
finally posting my comment – u can add one more fan to ur list !!
I am flattered. Thank you.
Definitely the SUPERPOWER. It can change the world.
love is super and powerful.
beautiful words…
perfect entry.
A++
Thanks, Ji.
This was just beautiful! Love is the strongest superpower there is. However, it must be recognized and accepted for it to work.
You are so right!
If Love’s your super- power, you pretty much don’t need anything else!
Very well written Terri!
I have bookmarked your blog in Networkedblogs 🙂
Hugs xx
Thanks so much, Olivia! I appreciate the support.
this is beautiful, I love the flow of it
This is super beautiful and poignant. Well done!
Well that’s the best superpower of all. Love is the answer!
I agree!
And love being the greatest of superpowers, it will assist in shouldering all of those things and more.
Only love? But there’s nothing greater than love! 🙂
A heartfelt sigh of gratitude at having read your poem. Félicitations.
Oh, delightful! It’s mournful in a way…I see a mother holding a broken body in her arms for some reason. But out there, in the back, shifting through the net is another…her mother holding her through time. Hmmm. How much coffee have I had!
But really, that’s what I see. Wonderful poem.
What a wonderful vision! Maybe it leads to the divine feminine, holding her children.