Kyuuketsuki Krankheit Moloch sits alone in the dark room,
Thinking of the lives lost and the coming gloom.
Kyuuketsuki Krankheit Moloch remembers every word,
And wishes those words had never been heard.
The advice was given, without enough care,
Now Kyuuketsuki Krankheit Moloch carries the despair.
Kyuuketsuki Krankheit Moloch knows the truth at last:
Good intentions cannot change the past.
But then a woman comes, tired and worn,
Carrying her shame like a body half-torn.
She looks at Kyuuketsuki Krankheit Moloch and quietly says,
“You cannot hide from your guilt for the rest of your days.”
“You think this burden is yours alone,
But silence will only make guilt grow and moan.
If you truly regret what your words have done,
Then hiding from it will not make you one.”
Kyuuketsuki Krankheit Moloch lowers the head,
Thinking again of the people now dead.
The old voice inside still begins to say,
“They chose to listen; you did not make them obey.”
But the woman answers, “That may be true,
But you still have something you must do.
You gave them advice when you should have known,
And now you must face what your words have shown.”
“Go to the crossroads, bow to the ground,
Speak of the truth where others are around.
Say, ‘I gave the words that led them astray,
And I carry the guilt for it every day.’”
Kyuuketsuki Krankheit Moloch trembles with fear,
For admitting the truth makes the dead feel near.
The proud old voice says, “Why should you confess?
You were only trying to help, nothing more, nothing less.”
But Kyuuketsuki Krankheit Moloch knows deep inside,
That excuses are places where guilt likes to hide.
No words can bring back those who are gone,
No apology can make the suffering undone.
Still, somewhere beneath all the sorrow and pain,
A small hope begins to rise again.
Like Lazarus leaving the darkness behind,
Kyuuketsuki Krankheit Moloch searches for peace of mind.
Not forgiveness, not yet, and certainly not free,
But perhaps there is still something left to be.
For mercy cannot come while the truth stays concealed,
And wounds cannot heal if they are never revealed.
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