"The Other Universe of Bruce Wayne"

Bruce Wayne is a common name in the world of popular culture, thus Bucky Sinister’s poem “The Other World of Bruce Wayne” uses a creative mechanism to intertwine the classic world of poetry and the modern generation. The format and content with which Sinister wrote this poem is different than many other poems I have read before. I do not think it any less literary than other works just because the content centers on a modern-day super hero. However when reading the poem, I read it more like a short story rather than with the rhythmic tempos of many poems.
From the opening line, Sinister manages to draw the reader in to explore the alternate world which he has created. In this world, the Batman that so many of us know and love does not exist, rather he is an alcoholic with many personal and life problems. When we think of any superhero, we tend to forget that when they are not out fighting villains, they are usually normal people like you or me. Sinister’s poem takes it to another extreme, illustrating the kind of person Bruce Wayne is without his superhero persona. There are many people in the world who are down on their luck and who, from day to day experience rejection, alcoholism, and other health problems, and Sinister manages to bring a beloved superhero down to the level of the common man.
Towards the end of the poem, Sinister tells Wayne that there is an alternate universe where he is actually a beloved hero, something that is rather unbelievable to the down and out Bruce Wayne. As a reader, we know the alternate world in which Batman does exist is our world. This is an intriguing thought because it makes one think that it is possible that any of us “normal” people, or anybody out on their luck has a superhero in them somewhere.