The cycles they are clawing Thrive, wander, then starve The cycles they are thawing Dive, wallow, then freeze Silence Ripping up through the cracks The thriving of the doomed Before the cleanse to dust Rise, run Feed, ripen Wound, wither Fall, rise again Taking time by the forelock A chronology for survival And a wretched end for the pathetic
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