The New Colossus

The New Colossus

A broadcast record from Astropolis's public channel, announcing the final bow of a hero. Imagenae of Astropolis, I am Lighthouse. Some of you are probably curled up in a corner of your apartment right now, or sprawled out on a busy street. Feeling confused, feeling terrified... feeling angry that I haven't come swooping down from the sky like always, to blast away this cursed "Wishpower Collapse" with a single laser beam. I know this, because I feel the same pain. When the spotlight dims in Astropolis, this imagenated body starts peeling away from within like sand. We are monsters fed by human imagination, and none of us can escape death. But I am nothing like you nameless nobodies! I am Lighthouse, the great hero Lighthouse! My Wishpower far, far, far exceeds all of yours combined! My statue stands at the center of the plaza, and my name is etched in every child's heart. You close your eyes, and you see me. You face danger, and you call out to me. So, do not be afraid. Bring me your weak, withered hearts that ache for attention. Come to me, and I will raise the torch of faith up high, returning Wishpower to each and every one of you. Take a good look, Astropolis. This is the last time I'll be your lighthouse.