Nebula at Sea

Act III. A Tale of Death and Rebirth / The Ascent

Welcome to our company

I am a well-dressed interviewer

who has spoken to a thousand candidates

some wanted to change the world

but they didn't know how or why

some wanted to be my slaves

just to earn two percent more than the average

some told me that they can do anything

even eating their own shit, apparently

yet only one has truly moved me to tears

and that person, was myself

for I made myself cry out of deepest respect

for I have not seen any candidate more worthy than myself

who was, and still am, the epitome of perfection

why do I say so, you may ask

it is really, really simple

I want to change the world

Now, please introduce yourself

I am a beauty

who has graduated from a gorgeous university

more prestigious than your company

I have obtained first-class in everything

all because I am a true genius

who can do everything and anything

except eating my own shit, because I am civilized

I have raised many beautiful children of my own

a bunch of lovely underwater people

and I kiss their fish-heads on a day-to-day basis

in accordance to my strict daily routine

of not having to sleep because I'm inhuman

and I do not need to rest my eyes

my heart or my soul

I am, by all means, the ideal employee

it will be your loss not to hire me

it is, and will forever be your biggest regret

I lie on my king-sized bed

alone, yet never lonely

reflecting on the interview two years ago

a bittersweet, yet understandable dark nostalgia

a learning experience for that point of my life

a promise too strong, too unrealistic

a dream that faded away as quick as it came

as the harshness of reality pummeled too hard

obliterating the leftover sanity of my mind

as I trespass the swamp of despair

the muddy substance reaching my thighs

slowly waddling through the putrid pool

filled with infectious leeches and disease-ridden bugs

biting and chewing on every exposed area of my skin

crawling into my tight clothes, as if I were naked