A Billion Souls Poem by Nick Kler

Today,
a trader came to my door
dealing in
a million different circumstances
loneliness, happiness, selflessness
and everything else

Let's see,
what he takes with him
and what he leaves behind,
for me to make my day,
a bit more colourful,
a bit more alive

Ever since,
you've left me behind
I've been lost,
behind a billion souls

Burning in the midst
of silence and screams
Oh! what a bad dream
what a bad dream