The Nerd's Burden

This is a poem I write for English class. It's parody of Rudyard Kipling's White Man's Burden.

The Nerd's Burden

Take up the Nerd's burden.

Bring fourth your light sabers.
Go bring your costumes

To wait for the movies premier.

To sit and debate

The powers of superheroes.
To annoy passersby

Half-embarrassed half longing to join.

Take up the Nerd's burden.

In patience you will wait

For a movie that follows the comic.

And show your pride and love

For Pokemon and Yu-gi-oh. 

A hundred time the mockery

Of those that not understand, "Phoenix Down"
And praise for those that do.

Take up the Nerd's burden.

The savage wars of stars.

Don't let others be fooled

The original trilogy is best.

When your goal is near

Someone won't have seen it.

And punish heathen blasphemy

About the special effects.

Take up the Nerd's burden.
No tyrannical rules of cool

But the rules of dork and spaz

More common than others admit.

The worlds you can not travel

The powers you cannot have

Go learn about them
And teach your knowledge to others.

Take up the Nerd's burden. 
Be done with mature days.

The acting your age in public.

the wearing of common clothing.

Come now and wear your costumes

To school, work and the mall.

Bright, colorful and eye catching

Ignore the judgement of your peers!