A Superhero
By Rosie Hart
a mum
bought me a green journal
she had written on the first page
‘you are made of the same thing as stars’
That saved me once
a friend
lay beside me in bed
held me till I slept
She saved me once
a flatmate
cooked me food
made sure I was fed
It saved me once
a stranger
in the park had thrown a ball for their dog at the top of a hill and the dog kept bringing it back to her but wouldn't drop it close enough to her feet so the ball kept rolling back down and the dog would chase after it in endless circles and when I walked past the owner turned to me and smiled and said ‘easy day at the park for me eh?’ And I laughed. On the way home the sun was setting. I was able to stand still and watch it for the first time in what felt like forever.
I want to save others. Everyday. Everywhere. I want to smile at everyone in the streets in some manic lunatic effort to save them all from this big bad world that’s full of scary shit. It’s a start at least.