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POMPEII'S MISFORTUNE
Opening my eyes again I see
The blanket of ashes
Covering the streets
Of pompeii That were once so clean
Unaware of the danger lurking
All were indulged
In the chores working
Soon came the day
It gobbled us up
The mountain we loved
The peak that was highlighted above
The black mist fogged my eyes
All families and allies
Rescuing from the curse in disguise
As the sky is now filled with ember and cries
Alas! The molten metal
Swam down the hill
Ashes crushing life like petals
Breathes that would kill
Time stopped for the city
And it's people
Corpses scattered around
Grey coloured and disheveled
Today I visit this sorrowful city again
Seeing the distressing state
I'm reminded of the haunting pain
Caused by the hell's fire crossing it's gate
Now this once a great city
Is drawing heaps of pity
Nature once again proves to thee
It can always end us you and me
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This article has 2 comments.
POMPEII'S MISFORTUNE revolves around the theme of time travelling. Giving the reader a feel of how it would've felt witnessing the city's tragedy. The shock and the distressing feeling that people suffered from. This poem is just a speculation about the environment and the vibe the place and it's people had. One more thing to note is that people in Pompeii were not aware that mount vesuvius was a volcano thus "the mountain they loved".
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