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Batman

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                                                         Batman

                                      I can't fly, I'm not a man made of steel
                                     I'm just out here, waging a one man war
                                      I'm more than a freak, hiding my face
                                                       from the light
                                      I'm more than a wraith, striking terror
                                                        in the night
                                       I'm more than a hero, standing up for
                                                        what is right
                                        and yet no one knows what it's like
                                                       to live two lives


                                        I wish that I could sleep, make this
                                                       nightmare end
                                        find a way to retrieve the life I had
                                            and bring back mom and dad
                                           but alas, I can't touch the light
                                        for I am vengeance, I am the night


                                    I've done the absurd, fought the insane,
                                                      rescued the naive
                                         yet most can't conceive, that even
                                                      superheroes bleed


                                      when villains laugh, and innocents die
                                            they look to me, asking why
                                         for most can't imagine, that even
                                                        superheroes cry


                                        vengeance in the sky, wrought from
                                                      the darkest night
                                 the wicked will run in fright, and Gotham will
                                                     sleep sound tonight
                                               this... I swear... on my life


                                     I can't fly, I'm not a man made of steel
                                    I'm just out here, waging a one man war
                                    I'm only a man, in a black cape and cowl
                                       cloaked in the darkness of the night
                                    I'm only a man, in a black cape and cowl
                                                 waging an endless fight
                                    I'm only a man, in a black cape and cowl
                                        trying to separate wrong from right


                                     I've done the absurd, fought the insane,
                                                    rescued the naive
                                          yet most can't conceive, that even
                                                     superheroes bleed


                                       when villains laugh, and innocents die
                                               they look to me, asking why
                                           for most can't imagine, that even
                                                         superheroes cry
                                           and no one knows what it's like,
                                                   to try to live two lives
This poem was inspired by "Superman" by Five for Fighting. It's a song from superman's perspective, saying that he isn't all powerful and that it's hard to live with everyone counting on you to save the world. This poem, from Batman's perspective, is about the same thing. Batman is one of the most realistic superheroes out there, and we can only imagine what it's like to carry the weight of an entire city- and sometimes even more - on your shoulders, and at the same time live a dual life as someone who seems to have everything. Batman is only human, but the things he has done are extraordinary. Because of this, people forget that he isn't invulnerable and don't know how hard it is to pledge your entire life to justice.
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MudkipPrime's avatar
amazing and beautifully accurate.