Open the flood gates and let the blood run red like every thought in your stagnant head.
And rescind every ounce of energy, because you're left with nothing but an enemy.
I resembled an ally, an instinct.
Now all I resembled is extinct.
You fought just to even the score.
You won the battle but you lost the fucking war.
Where were you when everything was in shambles?
You were the catalyst sparking the scandals.
All that we build is decimated.
Our perfect oasis is desiccated.
You think I've shown every card in my hand?
That just shows that I'm something you don't understand.
Each dividend that you pay towards you debt will be drowned in a downpour of pure regret.
Something to mull over while this remains is the familiarity that I have with pain.
And all I can do to inflict a new crisis.
Let's see how you like this.
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