A Reader Studying Ancient Law
A bit too handsome, yes, but in a square
Way, like Clark Kent , you know? He even sports
The horn-rimmed glasses and the thick dark hair,
But something’s not quite right with his nose. Warts?
No! Not that bad, more like an onion’s swell.
No, that’s too harsh. It’s just that Superman
Should have a bridge and nostrils like a bell
Of power and loveliness. American
Depression heroes are too bland, so good,
So Bruce Wayne goody good, Batman and side-
Kick Robin in a bat-eared moral hood—
They’ve never kissed irony or the snide.
He does research, set in the realm of must,
Like heroes who are only strong and just.