Prologue

A fleeting universe
A father as a curse
A boy with no face nor name
Another that's been put to shame

A song in the dead night
A bruise in hardly a fight
The sweetness of a voice
The ruins of a choice

Compromise over love
Hawk over dove
Scowl replaces laugh
In a galaxy cut in half

"I realize I've been dying since the day I was born-we all have been."

"We are merely toilets. Feelingless. Looking instead of jumping, because our plastic covers say we're happy.

The only reason I've been looking for so long is because I love somebody..."