Interlude
(The Parasite fragments.) 

​​I

I can help.

Why are you so sad?

I can make it all better,

you just have to pay the bill. 

II

They still say that you are strong.

I’ve heard the way they talk about you:

Brave.

That word has been tossed around a lot.

If only they saw what I saw,

if only they knew how scar(r)ed

you really are.

III

If you’re not careful–

You will sink

this ship in darkness.

I know I can swim

in that kind of ocean.

But you?

No,

I know you can’t.

IV

The ones who claimed

to be survivors–

are the kills

that I am most proud of.

V

You tried to starve me,
but that only intensified
my hunger.