in our temperate dimension
brimfull of flesh humour
life's grand arena
we're all made
champions of Nod
with laurel wreaths of
hot wire and gristle,
with gilded medallions hung
on faded ribbon,
bent when bitten,
signifying nothing,
echoing hollow cries
of fickle crowds that don't give a damn
huzzahs sharp with only a blood thirst,
we shred,
we claw,
we saw all the bones,
crazy for the marrow,
sprinkle a scalp with love...
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