Mama's Superpowers

With or without a cape
the superhero role she chose
was motherhood.

To the son moaning scraped knee and loose tooth,
Superpower healing is in mama's kiss.

To the daughter weeping first lost love,
Superpower comfort is in mama's hug.

To the boy whose bullied and beaten at school,
Superpower protection is in mama's arms.

To the girl rejected and made fun of by friends,
Superpower encouragement is in mama's embrace.

To all of her children longing to be cherished and adored,
Superpower acceptance is in mama's love.

To the little ones seeking to know so much more,
Superpower wisdom mama gets from above.

For all of the cape's she's worn through the years,
her most super powers came (and were needed)
when she chose motherhood.

Cape-less Superhero

Little girl falls,
her weepy voice calls
her cape-less superhero.

Quickly he flies,
to answer her cries-
her cape-less superhero.

When she was born
his heart had been torn,
could he be her superhero?

Daddy's the name
but to this little dame
the cape-less superhero.

Laughter and tears,
through all of her years,
Daddy, her superhero.