under his mask

i came across this scene in arkham city where bruce wayne comes across the old crime scene of his parents deaths. he silently pays his respects, it was a very powerful piece of well crafted gaming.

among the thugs, the drugs and arkham city

the dark knight pays respect silently.

kneeling down in the dead of night

under dimly lit back street light.

flowers and a card is all he had

along with the nightmare of losing his dad

along with the fact that he lost his mum.

an 8 year old orphaned by a thug.

within this moment, he was a child.

scared to death at the dangers ahead.

no longer was he the cape crusader

but a child in costume biting off more than he can chew. 

"shake it off bruce, they need you"

"mum an dad are still here with you"

"with every punch, kick and thought"

"remember everything they taught"

and with those words he rose to his feet.

grapple gun in hand, ascended silently.

he knew in a city that was destroyed and torn

the dark knight had no time to mourn.

Reviews

[Javan]

Dude... This is pretty awesome!

Honestly, I was kinda sceptical at first after realising this was a poem about Batman, but it works really well and has a nice flow and pace! :)

[nigrum homonculus]

ah nice to see you again wez. thanks for the kind words an no lie to you i thought it went down hill after the second stanza so i'm glad you like it.

[sakshi arora]

this is moving, visual and touching its one of the best poems i have read at this platform

[nigrum homonculus]

thank you for reading sakshi, i appreciate the review

[sakshi arora]

ur welcome