These are poems about the first Robin,(the sidekick of Batman, thus forming the Dynamic Duo) otherwise known as Dick Grayson, and now known as the costumed crimefighter Nightwing!
"Robin's Hiaku" by Locust Lord
Young Robin grows wings
Leaves it's bat father's dark cave
Yet still flies at night
"Nightwing's Soliloquy" by The Expert
Ironic the way that things turned out,
How strange was Fate’s cruel whim.
I left to get away from Bruce
And now I’m just like him.
I often wonder just where we went wrong,
And sometimes I even feel
I could forgive, but then
The pain starts again,
For old wounds are slow to heal.
Fondly I remember those golden years
And all those adventure-filled nights
When Batman and Robin fought side-by-side
To put Gotham City to rights.
But no one can be a “Boy Wonder” forever,
So there is a new Robin now.
My time has passed.
It couldn’t last,
But I’ll miss those days anyhow.
Then things changed and so did I.
I found I could no longer stand
How Bruce ruled the night with a heart of stone
And held in his iron hand.
I could no longer see why he did what he did,
Only that it didn’t seem right.
With a blow I severed our ties
Then disposed of my guise
And ran away into the night.
I knew how much I’d hurt him, but I didn’t care.
Finally, at last, I was free
To do as I pleased, to live as I wished.
He no longer had power over me.
At least, that’s what I thought, but I was wrong.
His influence only grew stronger.
When I was a child
I could always smile,
But I wasn’t that boy any longer.
I left his house and his care, but it wasn’t enough.
I began to wish that I’d stayed,
For whenever I saw him, my heart filled with guilt.
He looked so hurt, so lost, so betrayed.
So I fled, and for three years I traveled the world
Trying desperately to get away,
But all in vain,
For I became
More like him every day.
I ran, but everywhere I went,
Tokyo, Paris, or Tripoli,
I had only to look in a mirror
To see Bruce staring back at me.
At last I stopped running and returned home.
I called on Bruce, wanting to say
That we could set things right,
But we had another fight,
And once again I was running away.
Since then the tension between us has lessened,
But it’s by no means gone.
We each suffered such pain at the other’s hands,
It’s too hard to forget and move on.
Maybe one day we’ll find it in our hearts
To forgive each other, and then
Take the past and our pride
And lay it aside
And become partners once again.
"Empty Nest" by The Expert. This poem is from the point of view of Batman, but it talks about Robin and is kinda a sequel to Nightwing's Soliloquy.
The Cave has seemed so empty
Since that tragic night
Two weeks ago, when Robin
Grew wings and took flight.
It’s not the same without him.
Something just seems wrong.
The Cave feels like an empty nest
With all the robins gone.
I didn’t see this coming,
Never saw the years go by.
Now the Boy Wonder’s all grown up,
And he’s learned to fly.
Does every father feel like this
When he loses a son?
My heart feels empty, like a nest
With all the robins gone.
I saw him on the street last night
While out on patrol.
His eyes met mine for a moment,
Burned deep into my soul.
He looked surprised and angry,
And he quickly hurried on.
Now all I see is an empty nest,
With all the robins gone.
Oh, Dick, what did I do wrong?
What crime did I commit?
What did I do that wounded you
And drove you to quit?
Whatever it was, I’m sorry.
I’ll do better from now on.
Don’t leave me alone in this empty nest
With all the robins gone.
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