Piranhas
feed in a
swarm
of small bites
which are
swiftly deadly;
they leave
clean bones;
put their
appetites
back in waiting.
Usually
for piranhas
a meal
is eaten
once
and soon forgotten
but we
get chewed up,
spit out,
healed a little, then
thrown back in
every
day.
They’re bored
with us but
can’t help tearing in
with savage,
jaded mouths
and it’s no less
horrible for us
because it’s
routine.
Dark Matter 
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