this country,
she has no regard for you.
bear that in mind.
she will tear you limb from limb
with a smile.
she stalks unsuspecting victims in the night,
and seeing a weakness,
cuts them to the core.
she will find your Achilles' heel.
she will leave you breathless at the wheel.
we offer our souls to her daily,
and she does not care what they look like,
just picks at random which to devour today.
she grows fat on money and goods.
but that does not make her any less vigilant.
do not show yourself vulnerable.
this is no country for old men.
Author notes
Inspired by the novel No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy, which takes its name from "Sailing to Byzantium" by WB Yeats.
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