Aftermath Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CCD EFGH IJCK LMK JEN OPK QK O| The flames are still flickering and radioactivity fills the | A |
| atmosphere with its poisonous perfume | B |
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| It is cold so cold All the animals gather together to | C |
| feast on the decaying flesh of a fortunate spectator to | C |
| the furnace | D |
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| There are images forever imprinted on the sidewalks where | E |
| the animals once roamed Remains of the hunted can still | F |
| be seen in muddy ditches deserted streets and in mangled | G |
| cars | H |
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| In this new dawn there is nothing but darkness Why must | I |
| there be so much pain Haven't we suffered enough by living | J |
| through the Hell of wondering when our sad destiny was to | C |
| unfold before our crying eyes | K |
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| Disease is your only friend as you pass your days peeling off | L |
| charred flesh and vomiting your guts out on the ash covered | M |
| Land at demise | K |
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| The destructors of the Earth will burn in Hell forever tor committing | J |
| the ultimate Sin by destroying us all instantaneously This is their | E |
| punishment and rightfully so at that | N |
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| I pity you my fair sister Raped of thy innocence and splendor | O |
| There will be no more conception in your sweet womb of sorrow | P |
| for many aeons | K |
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| Sterilized until it becomes fertile once again only to be destroyed | Q |
| by a new breed of repetitive ignorance | K |
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| WHY EVEN BOTHER | O |
Michael Mcguire
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