Till I Collapse
Sometimes you're just so tired… Feel weak……
When you feel weak, you want to give up……
But you can't. You have to go on.
You close your eyes…… You see horror…… Go on…… feel pain……
But you have to go on. No other way.
Who is Slade?
We are so alike. He says.
We have nothing in common. I say.
I have fought him. Face to Face. Mask to Mask. I feel the truth in those words.
Slade. Red X. All the mistakes in my screwed up life.
Till the roof comes down.
Till your legs give up.
You gotta to go on.
Who is Slade?
There is an adrenalin rush, you know. When you take the risks. When you know one mistake is all it takes. When you're on the other side of the thin blue line.
Jaywalking.
Over Speeding.
Vandalism.
Robbing a bank.
Stealing missile secrets on Slade's bidding.
Tim Drake. Robin. Red X. The apprentice. All so different.
All me.
Till the lights go out.
Till the smoke clears up.
You gotta go on.
Who is Slade?
Sometimes I dream of him. Falling. Falling to oblivion.
Sometimes it's the mentor instead.
Sometimes it's Dick Grayson. Robin; or X. Even the Apprentice.
All falling. All falling to oblivion. No safety net.
No safety net.
Till the ground comes up.
Till your bones collapse.
You gotta go on.
Who is Slade?
A mask is a powerful symbol. It means you want to forget your past. Want others to forget your past.
Face to Face. Mask to Mask.
It's all about choice. He made one. I made another. X; another. The apprentice, Dick or even Robin…… they would have made another.
I am me.
"……"
The roof comes down.
Your legs give up.
The lights go out.
The smoke clears up.
The ground comes up.
Your bones collapse.
Sometimes you gotta give up.
Who is Slade?
Some secrets are never meant to be found out.
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