Superman As A Grumpy Old Git

Cold doesn’t suit. Hot doesn’t suit.
This heat doesn’t suit. I’m not exactly
warming to you today. I offer
to buy you a pensioner special
at this no frills establishment
and you turn your nose up.
Perhaps mild
(that word brings to mind
the mild-mannered Clark Kent)
will suit and you’ll be transformed
not into a bird or a plane
but into a seemingly meek geek
who wouldn’t utter a word of complaint
with regards to the weather
or the food
but who would throw down his specs
and tear off his everyday suit
when the occasion warrants it
and be revealed as a superhero who
can stand any amount of heat
and would chew through glaciers if he has to
in order to help the hopeless
protect the weak
and save the day
whether it be hot cold
or just very pleasant.