Seven Ages Of Starlight Poem by Denis Martindale

There came a time of secrecy when research opened wide
A Superdrug supremacy that gave new powers inside,
When comic tales and mad extremes like atoms would collide,
That then brought nightmares, not just dreams, too great that none could hide.

A little girl with super strength and eyes like stars that shone,
Felt glad she stood out from the crowd that gladly cheered her on,
Would wear her costume feeling proud, her dreams to build upon,
Become a woman, yet at length, her innocence was gone.

But then so deep she fell from grace and lost her poise and style,
Compelled that solemn truth to face that stole her pretty smile,
And lingered, like fresh wounds that stay, and not just for a while,
But still, she fought against dismay and went the extra mile.

She met somebody else who cared, who listened patiently,
Yet he had secrets not yet shared, his tale of misery,
For tragedy had struck him, too, so he used subtlety,
To fight the enemies he knew, as long as he stayed free.

Manipulated now and then, she held back all her fears,
Of what had happened, where and when, to sometimes shed her tears,
And wear a mask that others wore protecting their careers,
Regardless of the daily chore that stretched across the years.

But finally, the stage now set: two sides, no longer one,
Surviving days despite regret, and everything they've done,
Pretending when a battle starts, then posing when it's won,
For who can mend their broken hearts, or show them where to run?

Injustice was the fatal chain that bound each one so tight,
And conscience was the tragic strain that haunted day and night,
As superheroes hide each crime, not seeking what proves right,
Perhaps, by God's grace, comes the time when good comes by Starlight.


Denis Martindale. January 2021.


The poem is about the superheroine, Starlight,
Annie January, played by the beautiful actress,
Erin Moriarty, in The Boys superheroes TV series.