it builds in the gut
like a heavy metal
till the poison kills
it is the cause of war
the cause of poverty
the fodder of envy
it drains the rivers
it burns the forests
it slaughters beauty
it is gloating avarice
that seizes the soul
that strangles kinship
it is the destroyer
the fire cloud demon
the darkness within
it is all of human evil
it robs the earth
it hoards the very air
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