I wrote this long ago. I thought it most apt. (5)

Wrinkleylove: I was born with a collar of blue

My father was in transition from blue to white when I was born

His was an arduous task; long and difficult for one not trained at University Level

I lost my collar

This time I did not even know it was there

Hidden in plain sight and all that

Sort of always knew; in the back of my mind

Always socialised with fellow blue collars

Introduced myself as blue collar when that sort of thing arose at BBQs

Was looked down upon by white collars

That should have been my first clue; maybe it was

I wonder if they truly know?

Very few whom I have ever met are on the same level as one or two, too whom I have spoken

And their skill was Human Control and Herding

I met one who I thought might have made a better than good Medical Practitioner

He tried to help me find my collar in preparation for a new leash holder

The thing about collars born into is after you lose them, if you don’t know it is gone; no one else notices either

Few understand that two collars can be exactly the same and yet markedly different and not just by their colour

Or that the locking and holding mechanism of the white differs to blue

After batal training enters the second tier the training shifts

To reach third tier twice it seems twice you must survive

Two times twice or two sets of twins, as it were

I wonder if those who appeared second knew of the former failures?

I wonder if those who appeared after them remain alive?

More likely most of the minions now are just mere shadows of their former glory

After you lose your collar, always does batal hardening begin

First promotion is Batal
Second promotion is BataL
Third promotion is BaTaL
Forth promotion is M
BaTaLM

I once was known by some and those who knew me BaTaLM

BaTaL Bot is the beginning of a new tier

I am BaTaL MaeL of the BATALM BOTS BotalioN

Infer from that tier what you will

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