In the murky ethos

of darker universes,

Selina Kyle and Bruce Wayne

have children

and a big house

and all the money

that even God could want.

Yet the growl of his voice

Puts the purr in her own

Then she gets his attention

With and in chaotic moments,

stealing things

Which aren’t hers…

Including his affection.

Robbing his sight

And mind of anything

that would be close to normal.

But as one

made from chaos and flame,

just like she is,

as she was…

He chased this elusive cat woman.

This woman

not quite human,

but not quite animal

Speaking, awakening things

in him by which neither

Can duplicate nor compare.

And he knows how to identify prey

but… so does she.

And yet this creature,

being both

woman and cat,

these two a cauldron

of energy by

which they have

always existed.

She finds peace and solace in his kisses.

If she told Batman

that she loved him —

not Bruce Wayne—

she would have

to admit

she loved them

both because

she is still both

And same —

Catwoman and Selina.

Not being one

without the other—

just as he is.

She has to love both.

the tormented

eight-year-old boy

who wants the world

to be right …

And will do so by his hand.

And that world he still claims her.

What marvelous love is this…

I,too, am Selina Kyle.

-JBHarris, 12.1.2023