A/N: Written for the Mega Prompts Challenge, writing prompt #71 – nonnet poetry, written for the manga "Birthday" – a twoshot exploring one boy who tried to commit suicide and another who was dying from a liver disease and how they met and fell in love in the hospital. The boy who'd failed suicide decided to become a doctor to try and save the dying one, so that's the chasing part. :D
A Disproportionate Distribution of Candlesticks
His life was a worthless one to live
and he'd tried to end it himself
but he'd failed, and instead
he found himself chasing
a flame that struggled
with a short life
he wanted
some more
from.