Tom Dylan

Modern Day Hero

When I was seven years old

I wanted to be the Batman

all caped and crusading around Gotham,

the mysterious hero in the Dark Knight.

 

When I was seventeen years old

I wanted to be John Lennon

round glasses and army-shirt cool

protest singing about peace and love.

 

These days I find it\'s a daily struggle,

when everyone wants you to be just like them, 

to be and to remain, and to stay,

true to the person I am.