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run with the wind brethren
when this hunt is over
a new one begins
adults form a circle -
surround the children
put their lives on the line
for their next of kin
first bite hurts
but it doesn't draw
any blood
the second bite
burns like fire
hind leg goes numb
tumble in the dust
vertebrae busts
ribs get sliced
out spill the guts
predators come alive
from the blood lust
in the wild
killers thrive
when the heart pumps
adrenaline
through lines
where the blood runs
it's only a crime
when it's done for fun
life is only real
for the last one
standing
iron spine
recommended
demanded
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viewTOWER OF BABEL:
totem pole
vernacular
hierarchy arrogance
foe of the faux
fakes vs false
opinionated Droids
wearing their skin suits
Roddy Piper
they live
alive
with pleasure
landed on a new port
marooned
under the sign of cancer
smoking on a twig
is part of a culture
dead for eons
no king to honor
matriarchal the heritage
we entered the physical
thru her gateway
straight from the ethers
that time is now
forgotten
we've entered a new age
turned a new page
but most are illiterate
and can't read the signs
unless it's written
on their foreheads
looking in the mirror
the words are backwards
but they are dyslexic
so it's clear day
ink stains on their pineal
in the sharp of a cross
telling the world
I don't give a fuck
about what you say
I'm on my own time
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