LifeCycle: Oil giveth... Oil taketh away...

*THE GRASSHOPPER (PUMPJACK)
The regal grasshopper is fully aware of its beauty.
It genuflects and rises in ritualistic rhythm.
The grasshopper is beguiling and holds within its grasp,
the powers of life and death.
The divine grasshopper entices one to worship.
It pumps your heart or breaks it into a million pieces.
It gives breath and will take your breath away.
As the sun settles into the night, the grasshopper still breathes.

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