Destiny ordained the quiet life for him
Destiny pushed him towards a secluded beach in Alone town
Destiny whispered lullabies to his blood and told him to smile
Destiny simply asked him to be forgotten by History.

Hope told him there were no rewards in heaven
Hell, Hope canceled all orders for an afterlife
Hope shook his dreams with vague tremors
Hope plunged him into sweet novelties.

Fortune stalked him from among the bulrushes
Fortune sang otherworldly melodies through the reeds
Fortune lifted him from the brink of extinction
Fortune swung him upon the ropes of ecstasy.