i came here
looking for a job,
but what i found,
instead,
was me.

gave my soul
to something other than
myself.
don't eat, don't sleep
but exist,
adrift and lost in shadow.
let it end,
let it end.

your moon is mine,
shooting star
eternal sadness.
make a wish:
let death to be,
come quick with ease,
carry me on forgotten dreams.

ghostly shapes,
a child speaks.
blackened heart,
an ash removed.
my smile embraced,
a flower blooms.
a soul renewed
will whither still.