the frailty of superhumans..

once, when i was a kid, i was convinced i was invincible. just like everyone else. those superhuman fantasies we all entertain in childhood are abandoned in youth, but reappear in early adulthood as we entertain our friends, employers, prospective partners (and lovers alike), our families and our own self-inflated egos. our bulging balloons of self worth that we carry about like trophies to be exulted at, however shallowly; but only until life throws a dart.

everyone is invincible, in their own mind.