Ode to the Dark Knight

Some heroes live in the light;
Moving mountains with their strength,
Soaring in the sun,
Loving and loved by all men.

I dwell in the shadows.

Some heroes banish the darkness,
I use it.
Some heroes face their fear,
I become it.
Some heroes fight for justice,
I am justice.

Criminals who walk the streets,
Bearing death and deprivation in their hands,
They hate the flyers and the web-shooters,
They fear me.

I am the dark wrath of the gods.
I am the shadows that war in the place of the light.
I am the terror that defends the fearful.
I do violence on the behalf of the peaceful.
I walk the line between justice and vengeance.
Then I cross the line and return unscathed.

My symbol is the warrior of the night.
My ally is the dark.
My friends are few; my enemies many.
My war never ends.

I am the Dark Knight.

I am Batman.