On destruction and self

THE CRAB AND THE FOX 

destruction
/dɪˈstrʌkʃn/
the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired: "the destruction of the rainforest"

self
/sɛlf/
a person's essential being that distinguishes them from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action: "our alienation from our true selves"

Drab CRAB under the slab
CRAB had ambition, style and a penchant for the dramatic pause
CRAB loved the adulation growing with the thrill of applause
As the thrill got familiar, CRAB sought out the new,
and the new, and the new, CRAB sought out the new
Until CRAB was destroyed by FOX, who knew?
dramatic pause.

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Drab CRAB under the slab

CRAB had ambition, style and a penchant for the dramatic pause

CRAB loved the adulation growing with the thrill of applause

As the thrill got familiar, CRAB sought out the new,

and the new, and the new, CRAB sought out the new

Until CRAB was destroyed by FOX, who knew?

dramatic pause.

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