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W E N S
is north,
where air and water meet
and ice flows
south, melting.
elephants are learning to swim.
is south,
where fire and earth meet
and wolves, chasing their tails,
must shed their skin.
is west
where air blackens
in dense fog
and earth is stripped
of life.
is east
where oceans turn acidic
and human consciousness
is consumed by extinction.
the world will move on
never hearing a babies cry,
or giggle as it discovers
a floating butterfly.
