Mantra:
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"Nothing is Permanent,
 Nothing Lasts Forever." 
 so They say.

 Nothing turned out
  like we planned.
   Stopped short.

    The unexpected trip-wire,
      the soundless flash,
         the death of children.

            "Nothing is Permanent..",
                  "Nothing Lasts Forever..."
                         Repeat, endlessly.

                                  They say it helps,
                                       when
                                              you're
                                                      sliding
                                                                DOWN.