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Deaf Republic - Ilya Kaminsky

[TEXT ID: —observe this moment / how it convulses— / the body of the boy lies on the asphalt / like a paperclip. / the body of the boy lies on the asphalt / like the body of a boy.]

#jason todd #cryptcites #last one i swear #but just always thinking about how no. he wasnt some martyr or sent saint. he was just a child who wanted his mom.#he was a little boy that died feeling alone and scared and betrayed and hurt. who died while still trying to save another.#he was a kid that believed in batman and that the good guys would win because being robin gave him magic.#the magic died and he was just a child laying dead on the pavement. he was a kid. he was just a boy.#and then the fact that his death is such a big significance that the narrative (and family) is just #constantly grieving the child while the man that lives is being haunted. by himself by the others by the narrative.#the feeling of 'im better off dead' but actually seeing that you were.#dying knowing you were loved vs living and doubting it every day. dying a boy hero and not recognizing your reflection as a man.#anyways :)#gn my little cryptids <33

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