The thief shouts "risk all"
The monk cautions "risk none"
With a grin 'cross their teeth
And a cross 'gainst the sun
"For the deeper you fall"
"For the dread Kondratieff"
"Then the higher you've soared"
"You'll be left with the grief"
"And that's still a reward,
You stultiloquent fuck"
"It's a burden you choose
With surrender to luck"
"It's the gamblers dream"
"To have had much to lose?"
"To have had much to dream
And to see what ensues"
"These are shallow delights"
Says the monk without pause
"To have taken brave bites
where uncertainty gnaws?"
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