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THE COCKROACH
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There in the crooks and crannies of the gutter
Bile and fluid is passed around in celebration,
Slimy and sweet
Champagnes predecessor, per se
The cockroach rises out of it on a mission
It makes an excellent investigator
It scans its premises, seeking out
Its next victim
It nibbles through wood and eviscerates all the leftovers such inviting guests have prepared
Powered by an endless appetite
It swarms in spirit and sneaks up on you
A second later
The cockroach avoids near death
With the bundle of sticks that matches
the boots on the ground
A nomadic creature
Through cracks
Pipes, heaters and the doors one might
consider closing
The cockroach lives on a continuous map
Tan brown bricks just make a nice decorative border
From below, and outside
The stars align so differently
Who's looking down on who?
How do they rule over us?
How?
The cockroach can't contemplate any of this
How?
Nonetheless, everyone plays their final tune in
a minor scale
Even fascists, squashed to ashes
The cockroach doesn't rise up out of very much
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