I know Iposted this once before, and if you've read it before I appreciate your indulgence, but it just seemed much too befitting a time...I'm so high on this movie its crazy...for the benefit of all those who have not read this little composure of mine, I wrote this four years ago when my then wife-to-be asked me why I was so crazy about Batman (and she still married me after reading this...thats gotta be a soulmate!)...so here was my response to her question...
“Shadow of the Bat”
On a dark and rainy night
As a storm clutches the city
People seek the shelter of their cars and homes
Their uneasy feelings shaken by the darkness and rolling thunder
Then lurk those with evil in their hearts
To prey upon the fears of innocent souls
But then the lightening strikes
And a terrible shadow is cast
The silhouette of pointed ears and scalloped wings spread wide
Like a gauntlet it covers them
As they feel their blood run cold
For they know this is no constable
But a dark avenger with a code all his own
They know he will not kill
Yet some have prayed for death
Rather than face the pain of reckoning at his hands
They know he will use no firearm
Still their own weapons find nothing but the night air
As he closes with swift, ninja-like stealth
Their sinews tremble as their thoughts suddenly long…
For the safety of caged doors and barred windows
The one haven where he does not tread
Better to regain consciousness there,
Than hung by the ankles ten stories above
So let no innocent heart fear the lightening
Or the eerie moonlight
When above, from the gargoyles lair
They catch a glimpse
Of the Shadow of the Bat!
T.A.Green…..6/2000
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