Who I Am On a Day Like This

I.

On a day like this -

when the weight of the world

looms its ominous presence

on your fragile self,

I wish I was Superman

to battle through it

with all the might I can muster.

II.

On a day like this -when the stress of life

closes in like a terrible clamp -

I wish I was the Flash

so, I can run as fast as I can

from its deadly pinch.

III.

Yet, on a Day like this,

I know who I am,

despite who I want to be.

I’m just a mortal man

going through

a day I can’t stand.

I may fight

I may take flight.

IV.

In the end,

it’s not who I want to be.

It’s who I am

that will get me

through this day.