by Joseph Naytowhow
I was raised on comic book heroes-napihkaso-iyinowak
Cowboys and Indians
In the years of hippies and war
Martin Luther King
JFK and Indian Treaties
I grew up on comic book heroes
Looking for my light
We all need some kind of hero
That’s only the start
I grew up on Captain America
Daredevil and spider man
We all need a super hero
That’s what it’s all about
I grew up on comic book heroes
Looking for a way to fight
The demons in my life
That was only the beginning
Sometimes in life it don’t seem fair
What cards will be dealt to you
The name of the game
Is not to get hung up
Dancing with the demon
Find your hero
Growing up without my heroes
At six years of age
My heroes I left behind
In their place
Superman
Flash
Daredevil
Captain America
Spider man
Batman
Gunsmoke
Rifleman
Billy the kid
Two gun kid
Scarlett horseman
Audie Murphy
Wonder Woman
Yup, a child needs someone
To look up to
I grew up with the best
I grew up on comic book heroes
Looking for my light
Looking for my long lost
Indigenous heroes
I needed heroes
At six years old
Mine suddenly invisible
Maybe vanished forever
Napihkaso-iyinowak- heroes
Maybe you were there all along
