Worn, decrepit, and depleted
Blistered, crushed, reeling
And never it gleams

Hollow and brittle and frayed 
Twisted, knotted, unfeeling
And ever how so

Wretched, weathered, and staid
Gaunt, gutted, and flailing
And as ever - no

Morose and broken and defeated
Frozen, pallid, and quailing
Or so it seems

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