What Thrives in the Short Run

.can be arbitrary.

the field mice used to be thriving

not dying; under several metric tons

of, nothing; pestilence maybe

who knows?

but they are, dying

we know this

it proves things

an ugly thing

that one fact of life, remains unchanged

that if you can't save yourself

you weren't worth saving to begin with

this remains true to this day

unless you're born lucky

(sigh)

those f**k ups be thriving

the short run is arbitrary