Actors (The Real-Life Superheroes)

Peter Parker- by day, he's a misunderstood teenager attending a local high school. He takes (and aces) exams, gets made fun of, and almost blows up the school lab once or twice. After school, however, Peter dons a cheesy blue and red costume and leaps out of his bedroom window. No folks, he's not suicidal. He has superpowers.

Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider, an event that he is likely to never forget. Little did he know that the spider's bite would bestow amazing abilities on him, abilities such as "spidey senses" and the power to climb straight up walls just like an arachnid. After he discovers his powers, Peter takes it upon himself to fight the evils of the world- evils he believes only he can defeat because of his special capabilities.

Now of course we know that Peter Parker's world is different from our own. We don't often see megalomaniacs roaming the rooftops, followed by guys in tights. However, we do have some superheroes of our own.

Actors- by day, they occupy many quiet jobs in various large cities all over the globe. they "sweat it out" for long shifts, slaving away in jobs no one else wants just so they can pay for acting lessons or a dialect coach. By night, they become completely different people. Actors have the ability to change themselves into anyone they want to be. And that is just what makes them so captivating- their talent for an art in which nothing is quite real and no one can tell the difference between truth and lies.

The Actor on Stage

He stands on stage,

his timing is perfect.

With a confident smile,

his voice projects.

His eyes are glittering

in the limelight.

His talent when beheld,

is quite a sight.

He becomes the person

he's trying to be.

He discovers a way

to be a new personality.

By day this man

is an average person.

At night, though,

he creates his own version

of a character

from a dusty old tale.

He is who he wishes,

and he doesn't fail.

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