When life itself is punishment, how do you go on living?
All I have wanted was to give my heart to another
To let that spark that jolted me awake
Back out into the world
But who would dare look at the monster
And think there is a soul?
Like the fire released by Prometheus,
I was blamed for the destruction I did not cause
Became a cautionary tale told by false gods
When I was simply trying to be the light in the shadows
With time as my only companion,
I have seen villages ironed out into cities
More blood shed by men than by ravenous beasts
Met by betrayal and torment time and time again
But despite it all, I have also seen
God in the kindness of other outsiders
Beauty in the purity and chaos of nature
And wisdom in solitude
That make the days somewhat bearable
But what is eternity when the cost is being alone?
All I have to keep me going
Is that there is hope with every sunrise
And purpose in suffering
That there is an end to this coming
But like Atlas, I am cursed
To carry this burden on my own
Nov 12, 2025
Nov 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM UTC
When life itself is punishment, how do you go on living?
All I have wanted was to give my heart to another
To let that spark that jolted me awake
Back out into the world
But who would dare look at the monster
And think there is a soul?
Like the fire released by Prometheus,
I was blamed for the destruction I did not cause
Became a cautionary tale told by false gods
When I was simply trying to be the light in the shadows
With time as my only companion,
I have seen villages ironed out into cities
More blood shed by men than by ravenous beasts
Met by betrayal and torment time and time again
But despite it all, I have also seen
God in the kindness of other outsiders
Beauty in the purity and chaos of nature
And wisdom in solitude
That make the days somewhat bearable
But what is eternity when the cost is being alone?
All I have to keep me going
Is that there is hope with every sunrise
And purpose in suffering
That there is an end to this coming
But like Atlas, I am cursed
To carry this burden on my own
Nov 13, 2025
Because I loved Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein so much
