iv. stephanie brown
daddy's a
bad man.
he's done some
terrible things.
and it's up to you to
clean up his mess.
just like every other night.
so get your
metaphorical broom and sweep
the dirt away.
.
the scum will never disappear, sadly.
.
you spoil his plots,
but he always seems
to come back for
more.
such a glutton.
.
purple, you think you like eggplant purple.
.
you have a baby
you cannot keep,
but the boy
who helped you through it all,
the boy who wasn't
the father
yet was still there,
he you can
keep.
.
until he leaves, and you're left filling his shoes.
.
the stop light colours
don't suit
you like your
pretty purple.
.
just like two, you die.
.
you were stephanie brown.
.
(robin had been validation; until it wasn't, and you were left in pieces)