The Last to Go Down the Drain
lignin as ligature
joints and cartilage
collagen and bone
starved, shrivelled
made porous
weathered and withered
malnourish your competition
keep them hungry
scrape their plates
before they get a chance
to retire and sit
compress
the micro
fill them with lack
luxury spending
is only for those
who already
have too much
but never enough
keep the minutes small
feed on their masses
the combined gravity well
tik-tok-tik-tok
set a few free
to burn up
on ether
the tales are fascinating
it'll take
almost forever
for the strings
to burst to plasma
for the twirl
to become fatal
irreversible
entwined and tangled
just make sure
the edges of the disc
your plat du jour is full
until then
there will be no light left
in the cosmos
to see it crumble and spaghettify
inhabiting
the outer rim
is thrilling
you'll be the last
to go down the drain
53
Dancing upon on a precipice
Produces great awe
From those who are impressed by fear
Crowds gather around one seeming fearless
Lifeless riches thrown at his feet
But little can grow on a narrow patch
Little of the Tao is realized at her edges
Follow one who understands her wide nature
Who sows her seeds wide and for all
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