the sacrifice of life is infinitely less meaningful when it was a bitter, painful existence anyway

i want to live in a world

where i can be happy once more

a world filled with freedom and joy

i want to live in a world

where the gods can't reach me

a world that isn't ruled

by immortal, all-knowing dictators

who require sacrifices

female sacrifices

i want to live in a world

where i didn't tell her to run

a world where i didn't

fill her mind with hope of escape

only for her to be struck down

before she even got the chance

i want to live in a world

where she is still alive

a world where i can be with her

and not constantly live in fear

that she will one day

be taken from me

alas,

i am nothing but a bitter slave

on this world

and as much as i dream

of far off worlds

where i can be free

where she can be free

where we can be together,

i am trapped here

for the rest of my existence

and long after

when they bury me

into this world

that i will never escape

no matter how hard i want