An Ode to Stan Lee
With Grief we lost a Poet
of Injustice, Villains and Bullies
A Captain for the Outcasts
Exposing Evils, Thugs and Tyrants
Heroes created from Gamma, Cosmic, and Vita Rays
Humanity was protected
You dreamed of the Great Novel
Which you Created in your Head
Among the Heavens with the Creators
Of X-Men, Hulk, and Thor
With Spider-Man, Iron Man, and Black Panther
You made the Hero likeable
Instead of Bridges, Bakeries, and Buildings,
You were the Architect of our Imagination
Bringing Fantasy to Reality
Surfing Space you brought Respect
Teaching With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
We saw a world where Righteousness confronted Racism
Weakness was a Virtue, a Moral Code by everyone
My senses are exposed without a future for the Hero
A Paper in your Pocket; A Pencil in your Hand,
You climbed the Stairway alongside us
Bringing Happiness, you Lit the Way