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The Cold Equations

I have x amount of energy,
and y amount of time
and when I solve for either
it's rather clear that I'm
Running short of both
and no relief in sight-
So I'm also short on
patience,
tact,
and tolerating trite
Platitudes, glad fools and other such debris
That impede the path I'd plod to peace and sanity
So I may not hack you with a rusty axe-
(I might not even try)
But I have reached a point,
good sir,
where I'll just live and quite let die.