Grammar School Hero

I was a grammar school super hero

I set drowning bugs in gutters free.

Draped in a bath towel superman cape,

I hid out in the tallest tree.

Yet, I was the klutz in middle school,

The team member never selected…

I decided to run for class clown,

And unanimously, was elected.

High School lasted five long years;

I smoked and drank for fun.

While working for veterinarians,

Juggling what needed to be done.

Others thought me quite responsible,

The kid that would go real far…

It is true I got lots of mileage,

I did it all for a convertible car.

Speeding through the swirling fog

Down Davis Road to “Light My Fire”

I matured, breaking sound barriers;

My life couldn’t get much higher.

My young eyes only saw beauty,

Translating visions to symphonies.

Along the way, lost pets and loves,

Paved sad roads with epiphanies.

Freedom was riding a horse so fast,

Through wheat fields under thundering skies…

I learned the power of my own will,

And everything, eventually dies.