In the days before,
I was a ghost to myself…
an apparition,
shadows of forgotten sin.
The City, my only home,
became a fearful prison—
concrete walls closed in
from every direction.
In desperation, I ran away,
freeing myself,
losing myself.
I wandered through the wilderness.
Like a dreamer trapped
in a nightmare,
I struggled to find my way.
Abandoned to chaos,
Death tracked me down.
but
Saviors and Scourges
served to guide me through
to safe passage
and I was not overcome.
From the perspective of
distance,
I came to find
my reason,
to find my purpose.
I ran headlong,
back into the wilderness,
back to Death,
and I was not afraid.
Today,
I recount my story,
so that I never forget.
