so slowly then all at once
preparation then you move
escalation finds its groove
all of it creaks, breathes, and grunts

it’s as below so above
collapse follows this pattern
the sacred and the slattern
join hands to await the dove

they’ll tell you who will be saved
but it will still be unclear
if the old divide survives
faces to whom we endear
ourselves rise, crash like a wave
the new environment drives

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