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Jumper Daughter,Jumper by ~HoustonRH7
The first time you asked me
Why I had to work in such a tall building,
I told you it was because I worked in the cloud factory.
That every fluff and puff
You ever laid in the yard and watched morph
Into ducks and rabbits and unicorns
Was my doing.
I told you I had a typewriter
That produced a whisp with each keystroke,
And after I'd authored each one's bio
I'd bundle the pieces into one light, fluffy package
And give them a subtle nudge
Just to get them going past the glass,
And as my silken children soared,
I imagined their jet streams served as kite strings,
Carrying me off on flights of fancy
As I daydreamed,
Superman Dear Lois,Superman by ~HoustonRH7
I'm sorry
I just wanted to feel like a hero again.
For too long
I've felt like nothing but Clark Kent
Like these arms weren't meant to soar
And my grip had somehow softened
So that the only thing I could hold steadily
Was you,
Like there was some sort of safety
In this suit
And these glasses,
Like I could carry this ten-ton briefcase
Full of the life we've made
And never need to trade it
For my red and blue again.
And don't get me wrong,
I love you,
I really do.
And I would carve your name into the moon
Or take you on round trips to the stars
If you asked me to,
But something about sleeping next to you
Just
