A curse.

A curse that started with a promise

a promise of immortality.

Immortality, but at a cost

A high cost

I was young

young and naive

so naive i didn’t think twice

and now thinking twice is five times too few

i have eternal life

but with life comes death

and since i cannot die

it is i

i who decides

decides who is to die

every day i must choose

must choose a soul

a soul to snuff out

every day i must decide

decide who is to die

each person a chess piece

a piece in this miserable game

a game that will last forever

because i am forever

and it’s a curse.

A curse that started with a promise

a promise of immortality.

Immortality, but at a cost

A high cost