The well is dry, but their tongues still plead,
Cracked lips shaping prayers the gods will not heed.
The land rots in surplus, a kingdom of waste,
Where hunger is measured and profit is praised.
They crawl to the mirage, ribs piercing their skin,
Eyes full of water that won’t let them in.
Gold liquefies, flesh withers to dust,
The towers loom...
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