Gotham...

..The moon that looks over the city..
Gleams over it showing its pity...
Homocidal maniacs taken over the streets..
So it is no surprise that death in numbers this city greets..
Poison pours through the roads....Filth that needs to be washed away
The residents of Gotham are used to this dramatic life...
For there is always a tragedy at bay..
The city has taken its hits before...
Behold now it has become a part of folklore..
Why does this city draw the maniacs?
It is unlike metropolis where people worry about the lex luthors and the brainiacs.
For is it funny when The Joker cackles at infanticide..?
His teeth chattering with joy,his mouth open so wide..
He stands upon a victim, who's been dead for a while.
He's claimed another life & the victim left lifeless & ironic as it may be the lifeless face left behind a smile.
Harley Quinn looks at the clown with a twinkle in her sadistic eyes...
She's in love with the joker..she never really had been very wise...
Is it fair that Oswald Cobblepot is running the mayor's office & passing insane laws...?
Is it fair that The Penguin sitting in that powerful office is orchastraiting street muggings & brawls...?
Is it safe to walk through Gotham Park ?
with the fear of Poison Ivy lurking somewhere in the dark...
Is it right to not fear The Scarecrow..is it right to be brave...?
Is it right that whether you fear him or fear fear itself ..?
he will eventually lead you to your grave...
Is it strange to feel cold in summer,cold enough to make you write your will..?
For Mr. Freeze will give you the worst frost bite or his cold heart will give you a chill.
Is it likely that Selina Kyle will rob you before she runs out of her nine lives?..
Very likely it is indeed, for look up The Catwoman dives...
Is it annoying enough to want to kill yourself upon hearing a flurry of sentences of mindless chatter..?
No one would blame you, you have just been exposed to The Mad Hatter...
Is it possible to have answers ,answers to riddles that may save your life..?
You'd better hope so, for once you meet The Riddler answer you must or get ready to meet the short end of a knife..
Is it just a mere flip of a coin that shall determine your run in the rat-race..?
That or a twisted mind yielded by the sinister vindictive man they call Two Face...
Inspite of running into a brick wall...the city still fight's back..
The city nor the people that live in it ....have ever really thrown in the sack...
Arkham asylum stands in the darkness..awaiting the criminals like a warden...
pacing restlessly up and down his office with intensity is Commisioner Gordan...
He sees the city slipping away from his hands....slipping away for good..
debating the future of the city....worried head to toe..as he most rightly should..."Start the Signal..." he bellows at Chief O Hara....and he runs upto the roof
A light is thrust upon the darkened sky...and cuts through the night...
Among the clouds..and the star The Bat like figure appears ever so bright...
For where there is evil..there shall be good...
Whether you live in a house made of straw, brick or wood....
And even this city clouded by misery and injustice has a hero...
Without whom the chances of Gotham surviving would be zero...
They speak of him in whispers...he is a legend of his time....
Some say he is a monster..others say he's a giant bat..
whatever the truth may be...He has his own sense of justice...
his own law of the land...
he promised himself upon his parents grave..that he would rid this city of crime....
He has seen his share of pain.....
For beneath the mask he is none other but the millionaire Bruce Wayne...
He lost his parents to a petty crime commited by a mugger on the streets at a very early age...
Since then he swore ..that against evil ..a war he will wage...
He is feared by the twisted..Every crime they have commited against humanity he has listed...
There are other vigilantes operating in the city....
some dark in nature like The Huntress...and some like Robin..ever so Witty...
He leads and they follow...There is always hope if u look for it....
But everyone has to do their part...even if its just a bit...
The people of Gotham have become immune to the battles they have seen...
They've become stronger now..stronger than they have ever been...
Fate is cruel...but the city is strong...
To no other city would the people of Gotham rather belong....
"fear The Bat " to all the criminals they scream...
"The kind of vengence he will bring ...u can only possibly dream...
"Who will win in the end is not even worth debates.....
Behold evil doers....THE DARK KNIGHT awaits..........

A tribute to Gotham City...and Batman and all related characters by a genuine fan....Abhijeet Shetty.