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They know that death is merely of the body
not the species, know that their putrid1 chitin
is always memorable2. We call them ugly
with their blackened exoskeletons,
their wall-crawlings as we paw at them.
Extreme adaptability3, we say.
And where there‘s one there’s probably a million
more who lie and laugh in cracks close by.
At first they seem so pitiful and base
feeding on what we leave behind. Content
to watch us watching them, their hidden grace
is endless procreation: it keeps them constant,
believing they‘ll live to read our requiem4
with the godlike eyes we used to look at them.
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putrid
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adj.腐臭的;有毒的;已腐烂的;卑劣的 | |
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memorable
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adj.值得回忆的,难忘的,特别的,显著的 | |
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adaptability
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n.适应性 | |
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requiem
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n.安魂曲,安灵曲 | |
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