I walk along the lives of a thousand and one,

And fated to about thirty or so more.

I’ve seen the chaotic disjunction that is this city,

And the interplay of life and death.

I deflected and dispelled many things,

All conundrums of magic and science.

I have played the role of villainy,

All for the sake of those lives in my hand.

I am not like that preachy third-string,

Although he carved a new path I’ve never known.

I try to search, to persist, to protect, not for my own sake,

Accelerating out my reality, gaining not for mine.

I am the one who wields the power of God,

Awakening a dormant spirit from deep within.

I am the protector of all those shadowed in darkness,

And the unsung harbinger of salvation.