we ran through a forest
at night
an unfamiliar road
an unfamiliar night
anything can be foreign
depending on context
.
back-lit windows
as heavy-lidded eyes
monstrously large
behind the trees
.
a car passing quickly
a thought that won’t settle
that’s not a bird
it’s a bat
best Batman poem I’ve read in a long while … I know the subject is ‘we’ but he has … existential issues; I’m probably stomping through your delicate piece with muddy Wellington boots, I’m sorry, but it works for me … in fact: https://mlewisredford.wordpress.com/others/
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My formative Batman was Adam West, WHAM! POW! so I’ve missed out on the bat-brooding (but appreciate the appreciation!)
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