Extremophiles (B)

I am exposed to elements known to, in excess, destroy and dethrone Total envelopment of the system, resistant suspended as stone From mountain heights to oceans of ice searing heat to arctic freeze, replacement of hydration is essential to life and so I thrive disordered proteins crystallize, converted cells now vitrified Superimposed on top of my own regenesis, a genetic restructuring not ever seen before. I stand alone; a monument to obstruent adaptation, cryptobiotic response From mountain heights to oceans of ice searing heat to arctic freeze, replacement of hydration is essential to life and so I thrive disordered proteins crystallize, converted cells now vitrified I survive Immortality realized I survive Moving ever forward To the precipice of time Holding the key to eternal life Dueling shadows of mystery gone congruent solutions, set the stage a glimpse of what's to come Will we decide, be rid of this blight fear of death, sorrow, disease... escape or face the weakening our fading timeline to face genocide A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi repair our structure or die I survive Immortality realized I survive Moving ever forward To the precipice of time Holding the keys to eternal life Encroaching our own hopelessness We drift away toward... I stare and burn my eyes out fate calls do we answer or not chance to learn from life smaller yet more resilient than ours I stare and burn my eyes out fate calls do we answer or not chance to learn from life smaller yet more resilient than ours Immortality realized I survive Moving ever forward To the precipice of time Holding the key to eternal life. I survive Immortality realized I survive Metamorphosis impedes on new horizons Holding the key to eternal life. [Solo: Greg Burgess] [Solo: Michael Stancel]

Submitted by Cyberwaste — Nov 10, 2025