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how to destroy the world

first, understand that you alone are important

colonise people, places and even the atmosphere

stay greedy

kill everyone that stands in your way

make up a story that justifies your actions as moral

do it long enough for everyone to forget

how to destroy the world

• 安天美

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The poem is structured as a series of sardonic instructions, each line highlighting a different aspect of harmful conduct:

• Self-centredness: "first, understand that you alone are important"
• Exploitation: "colonise people, places and even the atmosphere"
• Avarice: "stay greedy"
• Violence: "kill everyone that stands in your way"
• Moral manipulation: "make up a story that justifies your actions as moral"
• Historical erasure: "do it long enough for everyone to forget"

The poem's title is repeated at the beginning and end, creating a circular structure that emphasises the cyclical nature of these destructive patterns. Through its ironic tone, the poem invites readers to reflect on how these attitudes and actions contribute to global issues and, ultimately, to the metaphorical and literal "destruction" of the world.

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