Super Power?

It's almost an age old question even though superhero has only been a word since the early 1900s. Every kid (or at least certainly every little boy) dreams of or plays games about. You draw pictures and read comics it becomes a little bit of an obsession. What super power would you have?

I genuinely don't know the answer to that when I think about it because I feel like I'd be cheating myself out of one power or another. When I was younger (and maybe even a little bit now) I would definitely have said I'd be like Spider-Man. I used to imagine myself web slinging through New York City and I honestly think the cartoon and the comic started my dream of visiting the Empire State Building, but now I'm older would I be the web-head?

I think that a lot of you would be thinking invisibility. No? Don't lie. I know it crossed my mind. Sneaking around perving on all the women you fancy. Yes, yes I know but at least I admit it. I'm just saying what you're all thinking and don't pretend I'm not. However you couldn't do that, it's not the superhero way to exploit ones powers for personal gain… So no farting in the faces of people you don't like either.

What about the power of flight? That's another popular one. I think this one would be really tempting for me. I would like to travel the world and visit all the places I see on TV or in films but I probably won't got to them all. How amazing would it be to be able to fly off somewhere and be back home for tee if you so choose. You could fly to the top of the great pyramid. You could go anywhere you wanted whenever you wanted. That my friends is freedom. That my friends is very tempting.

There are loads more like maybe being super fast. So fast nobody could catch you. So fast you could run on water if you wanted. You'd never be late for anything and that's always a bonus. Ever wake up and you're due to be in work in like ten minutes. Before you do anything you call them and say you'll be late. No more ladies and gentlemen, zoom, and you're there. There are more benefits that that but as it is I can't think of any…

But besides these singular powers, you know what I realised? On average, superheroes have more than one power. Now that's more like it. When you can add powers then things start to get really interesting. You start looking at the like of Superman and Thor and Captain America… I could go on but you'd probably have no idea who I was talking about.

Anyway, you have a couple of more choices now, as I mentioned earlier there is a superhero code. You cannot use your powers for personal gain, you cannot tell more than three people (it might be more than three but you'll find if you look into it that each hero has a few people that know their identity) that you have powers and you must use your powers to help others. Remember "With great power comes great responsibility".

What if you couldn't be bothered with all of that? I mean, it's a lot of effort isn't it. I mean, if I can fly its far more effort to not tell people than to just fly around isn't it. I mean if it's a big secret then it restricts the amount of flying I can actually do. On top of that, would I really help people? I'm quite lazy and just because I can fly doesn't mean that some jumped up, should-be-in-prison chav can't shoot me.

See what I mean? It's a lot of risk for no real gain. Read the comics, these superheroes are miserable and that's because they never think of themselves. I tell you something, if I were super strong the first thing I'd do is go to a bank and lift the safe out and spend me some money! What are they going to do? Arrest me? I'll just power out of that prison Hulk style. Grrrrrr!

So there you go. I would definitely be a bit selfish with my powers but I wouldn't like to choose them because I'd always want a different one. Just give me three good ones and I'll live with it. So what would you do? Do you think you'd be a goody too shoes? or would you be a bit devious and a bit selfish?