The Never Ending Battle

Robo Bobo clicks and whirrs and ... draws the name Shara Saunsaucie! Congrats! This is my second winner not to have entered a haiku, however. I may have a special drawing to give away the two left over chapbooks that resulted.

In last weeks mini-antho, I left out a haiku I had intended to print! It came from Corey Redekop, author of the novel Shelf Monkey:


Hey, Superman, dude!
How is it your costume there
doesn't get sweaty?


I missed it because Corey had sent in another one focused on the motivation of a hero, and I had put his printed email into that pile, which I'm diving into this week. This week, we take a look at some of the reasons men and women go into fighting crime. And, in a few cases, why the bad guys keep up their end of the never ending battle. Thus, this week's haiku anthology:


The Never Ending Battle


First, we start with the classic noble and tragic reasons to wear a mask and fight for justice:


Gwen Stacy's snapped neck
Great responsibility
Drives Peter Parker
--Bruce Press


Protecting the World
Using their mighty Powers.
They suffer alone.
--Michell Plested


Saving many lives,
A hero can never rest,
If he wants world peace.
--KisS oF PaRaDiSe


And, of course, there may be a hero or two who are in it just for the applause:


Red cape and blue tights
Symbol of might on my chest
The glory of all
--Gina Teh


Villians have their own motivations as well:


Superheroes won't go away
My evil plot guarantees today
I will rule them all.
--Jalen Jade

If I use my ray
And make Superman evil
He still won't like me.
--Jeremy Cavin


We'll give the last word to Corey, who seems to have a special insight into our caped crusaders:


I'm wealthy and bored
with a fetish for latex.
Guess I'll go fight crime.
--Corey Redekop


One week to go! Keep sending in haiku! Next week, it's the Legion of Superpoems! More haiku than even Hulk could smash!