keep poking a docile animal


and you will unleash its violent

core


whatever gave you the idiotic idea

that you


could change the nature of anything

by applying


endless caustic to an unhealing wound?

all germs


are at the defense of this poor animal

just hanging while


your ritual cures do nothing but honor your smallness

while our animal strikes its blow then


withdraws









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