I am Mimikyu, won't you please stop to listen
To the tale that I have yet to share

I live a life of pretend happiness
As reality's ugliness deters this as fact
From under my rag I hide and gaze
Awaiting the day when I may leave this living

Now wait just a moment, I hear you ask
What exactly exists underneath this rag
I couldn't let you peek, that's out of the question
What lays concealed is a curse most vile

To any soul who would bear witness to my unmasked self
A horrific fate would befall without mercy
But please do not fear, I mean you no harm
This form stays veiled so you can remain close to me

The costume I wear, it's familiar, wouldn't you say
And that is because it looks like Pikachu
The face that attracted love from all over
How my lonesome self aspires to earn some too

This place where I reside, what its main purpose is
A rather odd mystery to me, I'm afraid
Boxes scattered all around, not a sense of tidiness
How my curiosity ponders what lays outside here

Yet in this place, where I'm not the only presence
My fellow Ghost residents don't see my way
They always stop to mock and tease
But never could I wish to shock and scare

This costume is just terrible, the Haunter would state
They say I'd never truly be a Ghost-type Pokémon
They suggest that I discard the securing rag
To give people a scare, the last thing they'd live to see

The words and the comments, yes they do hurt a bit
But the decision I have made is finalized for good
This rag is my identity for all of my life
I have become attached to its design, I must admit

This Pikachu rag which I bestowed upon myself
Is more than a window of absolute safety
It is my attempt to attain friendship
The only way my presence will keep you safe

Days upon days I stay here patiently
Hoping, waiting, wishing for change
For one day I feel that you will arrive
And to see me here in all my dainty exterior

So please consider this, for even just a moment
Would you take me away from this dank old place
The shelves that are stacked from bottom to top
Just isn't the place for the lonely me

I will battle, or I won't, I will do as you wish
But please ensure that you follow my request
To give me the love and affection I crave
I promise to light up your life, for I'll be your new friend Mimikyu