i always knew you weren't like the rest of these
shallow paddle in a bit of
karl marx and spencer
i'm so political i bought the poster
substanceless subsistence satisfied
not you, son
from right as i laid my sight on you

you get some, you know, i spit on these people
i curse them continuously
human landfill
solipsists after a reality fix
selfies on a crucifix
hour a week bolsheviks

but you, son, you-
you're of a different sort
by the height to which you'll ascend
you'll raise a new standard of excellence
and put a name to what the world has longed for
because you, you understand,
don't you?
the significance of what we're doing here
we're the hands of history
we're her fingers and
you're the very trigger that creates the explosion

and knowing that it's only flesh that dies
and having outgrown the old
monkey disguise
please
feel free
to de-
mate-
rialize

you're going to change everything
you're a unique kind of person
your dedication, your focus, your discipline,
there aren't many with your ability to suppress their animal urges
to survive at the cost of more important things
you understand the meaning of commitment

we'll notify your family, in course,
explaining what your sacrifice means
for us and for the future of mankind
they'll celebrate you forever
your face will be in all the history books
i know accolade's not everything, not to you,
but it's something.
imagine the monuments yet to be erected in your memory
you're about to become immortal, son
we're all counting on you

i know you won't let us down

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