Indomitable

It's a fight against the pulse of the planet,

Against teeth that sink through muscle

And scratch their initials into bone.

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It's a fight against hotblooded terror

Running down feathered legs,

Smearing memories into the mud.

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It was an accident.

Something brought back to today,

Or maybe we were slapped back to the past.

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Growls like thunder gallop across the ground

And I know this is the end of something.

Of peace, of life, of normality.

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Three-toed prints in the dirt.

Screaming skies.

Bleeding soil.

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I can fight.

With fang and talon and will

I can fight the feral soul of the beast.

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Eviscerate me.

With your historic dominance,

Destroy me, I dare you.

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Millions of years have nothing

On the indomitable human spirit.

I have inherited it from you.

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From the dust of your destruction,

The flames and ash and darkness flowing

Across my planet, I have stolen it.

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I have inhaled the bits of your DNA

That let you roam as unconquerable kings

And will let nothing break my back.

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I am flesh and bone, a sack of defenseless water,

But I was born of you,

Of this fixed-eyed beast drooling above.

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Now, let's play, shall we?

Let's dance, you and I,

Monster to monster.

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Let's see what wins out between an ancient beast

And a modern nightmare.

My will won't snap because it came from your ashes.

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You best hope that claw rips the breath from my lungs

Or cuts the head clean off my shoulders,

Because elsewise, I will be the second death of you.