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from Succesion Species by Blight Future

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They say the best revenge is a life well lived

But what about, well, like actual revenge?

Can something be recovered
From this sack of bones and wires?
This skin suit of anger only satisfied by fire

Finding grace in loss defeat after defeat
Must our triumphs be so small?

Find some beauty in a love formed with our backs against the wall?

Nothing more important than the exit from the trap
But I can’t seem to cross the chasm of the Spite Gap

From LeJune and Wilson
To Turner’s eclipsing sun
From the fields of San Domingue to the QuikTrip on West Florissant
Photos from the Waco Horror printed on postcards
How far?
How fucking far?

Who are we
The historical collective Rat King?
Begged to ponder the context,
Not the sand and cane up to our necks?

Another tiny story crushed by the gears of history
Retold with hope and song
A moment of awe

Come on

Is this all there's ever been?
No great lesson
No conclusion
Just civil war
Sublimated

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from Succesion Species, released January 1, 2024

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Blight Future

Blight Future is Stephen, Emily, Josh, and Chris. We are a post-hardcore punk band from St. Louis, MO. For fans of Propagandhi, Circle Takes the Square, Drive Like Jehu, The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower, Fugazi.

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