The Silent Guardian

Darkness, My Old Friend,

How long has it been,

Since you've accepted me as your own?

How long has it been,

Since you've let me embrace your dark powers?

Its true that I owe my life to you,

It's true that you're my strongest ally,

For Many a times have you aided my escape,

Many a times have you let me dodge my fate.

They tend to fear me because they naturally fear you,

For my name has become synonymous with your own.

But I feel that my affiliation with you has begun to take it's toll,

For there are times that I've felt my skin burn in the sunlight,

There have been days that I've spent loathing the daylight.

Is it just an illusion? Or am I turning into a creature of the dark?

Some say that I'm a monster, a being from the void,

An entity without a conscience,

A creature without a soul.

But for some, I'm a saviour, a

Samaritan who doesnot wish to be named,

A force of darkness, that cannot be tamed.

They say that I'm bulletproof, manipulating the shadows and vanishing into the night.

As they struggle to hold their nerves, with all their might.

But little do they know about the powers of the darkness,

Little do they know about the evil that lurks.

For it was the darkness that gave birth to my vengeance,

And it was darkness itself that has assisted my cause.

And as long as I have even a single living breath left in me,

I will fight.

I will fight for justice, I will fight for the weak and I will fight for the oppressed.

But do not expect a guardian angel or a knight in shining armor, for my methods are ruthless.

I am the watchful eye of the night, the judge not bound by any laws,

I'm the silent guardian, the unprejudiced protector, the nightmare of the evil heart.

I don't care if you're immortal, invincible or even omnipotent,

If you hold evil intentions against the people I protect, Do Beware,

For I am the Dark Knight, I am Batman.