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teeth grinding stainless steel

bones splintering, blood congeals

push needle under nail

air dead, diseased, and stale

skin shriveled in burning sun

cells dying one by one

dehydrated eyes fall out

birds hover seaside drought.

cannibal tendencies setting in

the only water found within

split skin of a dying man

suck life from broken hand.

drug culture starts to bloom

the only needles found are used

veins collapse and metal tip snaps

on the brink of society's last hope.

flesh torn from the bone

dry and dirty by sand alone

ripped like barbecue ribs

by birds, bugs, and the wind.