Tuesday, July 8, 2025

I am, Part XI

 I am here

I have been here

I have moved on from one chapter

I have moved into another

I have slipped and damaged

myself

I am

drinking too much again

For reasons you wouldn't

understand


I am

still here

still lonely

still wondering what it would be like

to be adored the way I adore

To be admired

To truly be 

appreciated


I am

still

I am old

I am dying

while living

I am a stupid optimist

I am a fool

I am a man of means

to an end

I am a man

I am





Like Batman

 Like Batman bending the rules

I tried to make it work for me

Aboard this ship of fools

How did that work for me?


I seek justice

I seek love

I seek forgiveness

Push came to shove

Like Batman

I'm gone in the night

Like Batman

A dark night


The comics got it wrong

There is nothing worth it

No true love song

No redemption to be had


I seek justice

I seek love

I seek truth

Like Batman


Never had I been so alone

Unsheltered against the cold

Never had I wished I had gone

And gave up all hope

I forgave your sins

You count mine

I forgave your indiscretions

You weaponized mine

Like Batman

Seeking Vengeance

Seeking Justice

Punishing those who love

Who gave you everything


I seek justice

I seek love

I seek forgiveness

Push came to shove

Like Batman

I'm gone in the night

Like Batman

A dark knight