Voices
You cannot do the things
that I have done—
and live as a man is meant to live.
I remember my sins,
they are ever-present,
a lens through which I see my life.
Can I seek happiness?
No—happiness is not yours.
You had your chance like everyone else;
you chose a different path.
Would it be better to end it?
No—your debt is not paid,
you have been given life,
and to squander it would be a greater sin still.
You must subsist on what suits,
and look to make good.
You may not throw your life away,
but it is yours to spend.
Was it really so terrible?
You wouldn’t like you.
So you must become else,
or you must bear the burden.
The voice in your head is yours.
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