my tragedy is that i’m too smart.

i learn too fast.
i get out too right.

my tragedy is that i have no tragedy.

i get out too light.

Batman represents Man.

A being haunted by his past failures who goes out to put his mark on everything to prove to himself his own self-worth. Hurt by his past he rarely trusts anyone. He’s a workaholic, and chases women mainly as a ploy to prove to everyone that he’s ‘normal’, but he occasionally falls for his own stunt; he occasionally falls in love. And of course, every man loves the souped-up car, and the ultimate bachelor pad. (Butler represents his mother. Someone who he thinks he can live without but really can’t.)

Joker represents Woman.

A being who, to themselves and all others, constantly acts irrationally yet in the end somehow proves to be the smartest person in the room. The bleached skin, red lips, and green hair signify Woman’s constant battle with make-up and outward-appearances. (Harley represents her ideal best friend in the opposite sex, someone who’ll go the the ends of the world for her; someone who’ll kill for her.)

Batman vs Joker is really about Man vs Woman. The two constantly face each other, constantly trade wins and losses, but in the end they both can’t exist in a world without each other.

photo credit: Sabbath Photography

smile, put on the front that you’re better, even when you’re bitter.
they say.

don’t be a rebel, don’t be a dick. get on board, get on deck.
they say.

you’ll be fried trying to be freed. stay where you are.
they say.

you want to get fitter? oh, we’ll stop you – we have fetters.
they say.

stop trying to pick a better future for yourself. stop trying to pick a better future for yourself.
they peck.

that writing you do with your quill pen, quell it. now. or else.
they say.

those words you write, they’re six six six. those words you write, they’re sex sex sex.
we are religious. you are blasphemous.
they say.

stop writing your tails, you’re barely making taels. stop your foolishness.
they say.

your wrists, just try to wrest them from our grasp. just try!
they finally say.

…e before i, except after c.
they say.