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becomes fishermen
fishermen trawling for truth
finding a lean catch
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finding a lean catch
whets blades and sculpts Aran scowls
her children play tag
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her children play tag
the last children of Rapa Nui
stone eyes look out
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stone eyes look out
dreaming an ocean with shoals
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to feed their children
horrific crimes to commit
dreams of worlds better
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dreams of worlds better
awake him in Elysian Fields
harvest surreal crops
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harvest surreal crops
flowers of human misery
the gods have strange taste
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the gods have strange taste
a tin of ambrosia makes
perception divine
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perception divine
clarity the newest drug
a razor to walk
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a razor to walk
purposefully across skin
leaves bloody footprints
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leaves bloody footprints
where gulls brawl until high tide
erases the melee
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erases the melee
Freyja sews new seed for the spring
earth once more flowers
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earth once more flowers
an emperor's feast for hares
tundra saxifrage
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tundra saxifrage
being pleasing to Roman gods
ensures mans future
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ensures mans future
this woman suckling her boy
all blossom is bliss
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all blossom is bliss
A gift from Darwins machine
imbibe well of it
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imbibe well of it
today's palette unbothered
by umber shadows
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by umber shadows
he transforms his face with paint
and returns a man
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and returns a man
in his Stetson hat and love
of cigars and cards
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of cigars and cards
all of life but a gamble
who can know who wins
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who can know who wins
when fame rolls whispering dice
and ambition's loud
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and ambition's loud
persistent shouts, from within
mask bonds of kindness
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mask bonds of kindness
this dense forest where playing
cubs forget to hide
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cubs forget to hide
all humans gone since the leak
Chernobyl a park
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Chernobyl a park
-ing of human playing God
until the rain came
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