At The Brink

'Few more strides into the rival site; fight, fight! ' a lieutenant yelled, 'Conquest's within our sight! ' 'Few more mouthfulls of ale; let me guzzle, guzzle! ' a carouser craved, 'I'm at the edge of azure! ' 'One joker more in deck; ah let me bet, bet! ' a gamester hoped, 'I'm going to hit jackpot! ' 'More billions in my coffer; let me earn, earn! ' yearned a magnate, 'I'll soon be number one! ' 'One more cute woman; let me try, try! ' vied a wooer, 'My grand hundredth prey! ' 'Awful are human wiles; I can't deal, heal! ' the Master riled 'Ah let me crawl into the Black hole! ' Slimy borders shake you, shock you; strain, drain! Gain on with guts; lest back to square one, again! !