Batman - A Day In The Life

by silvershoes   Dec 8, 2010


Nocturnal like his furry friends,
Batman rises around dusk and as stars
begin sprinkling across the sky, his
beacon is lit.
Blinking at it irritably, he
stretches his arms above his head and
yawns a most heroic yawn, then
smacks his maw together in finale,
wincing at his grotesque morning breath.

Moseying on over to the bathroom in a lush
plum velvet bathrobe, Batman swigs some
mouthwash and swishes it
while popping a squat.
(Now that's what I call multi-tasking)
His cell phone vibrates in his pocket and he checks
caller ID, then grunts into the receiving end:
"Alright, alright, I'm on my way."

Back into the master bedroom,
Batman hums away absentmindedly
and opens his chifforobe,
unveiling endless rows of dry-cleaned
bat costumes and pretty blue capes.
Nonchalantly, he plucks one out, then
doffs his bathrobe and sits on the bed to
awkwardly stuff cold feet inside the leg holes.

A few shuffles and shimmies and Batman
contemplates that the Atkins diet isn't doing him
justice... suit's feeling a little snug today.

All set and ready to go! blueberry bagel and latte
in hand, Batman grabs his Batmobile keys off the
kitchen counter and heads out.
He makes it all the way down to the street before realizing he left his belt
on the dresser.

[Intermission]

Spilling some coffee on himself while shuffling
into the driver's seat, belt in place
(securing his sexy spandex pants),
Batman pops the key in the ignition and lets the
engine warm up before speeding off in

heroic glory.

It's another day in the life!

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  • 12 years ago

    by Hallucinostic

    I knew something was missing when he first went to the batmobile. If only Alfred was there, on vacation I bet, lol. Anyways, this is really enjoyable, one of those you just read while relaxing, listening to Smashing Pumpkins, U2 or Sinatra or somethin, no fuzz and simply enjoying the poem. Great. :D

  • 13 years ago

    by Jad

    This most certainly was a different spin on poetry I have seen written. Most people tend not to write about someone's life and most certainly not Batmans. You seem to have done a wonderful job with it though. You were very detailed with what was going on, which I think is key so that the reader can go through Batmans life the same way you did. There were some humor in this piece as well as every day things that might happen to ordinary people, which shows us some hero's are just like regular people.

    Overall, I found this a interesting and very descriptive piece. You had many details and you were quite adept at getting the story across. Great job and keep writing.

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