Post by Ultima Atulos Maxim on Aug 4, 2016 18:25:25 GMT
A long time ago, in a faraway land,
a new form of life was forged by man.
Eight foot tall, and several thousand pounds,
It had articulate arms, and walked along the ground.
Built with a body of armor-like skin,
With a head designed to have a menacing grin.
People looked at it fearfully, and some ran to hide.
Surely, they knew not, of what was inside.
On the outside, a weapon of steel.
Made to make wounds that shall not heal.
But on the inside, a clockwork heart.
A one of a kind, delicate work of art.
This metal giant, a mechanized man.
Enabled to feel, what no robot can.
A machine with feelings, a human sin.
It was given the name, "Tetsujin."
Deployed into battle, it charged head on.
Dispelling "evil", from night to dawn.
This cycle continued, until one day
Upon the morn of which, its heart did sway.
For it was forced to kill an enemy's child.
This angered it; its mind ran wild.
Its cannon sullied; head hung in grief,
It buried the boy by the nearby reef.
Its battalion laughed at Tetsujin's pain.
"Why would a weapon care about a target it's slain?"
Its heart ticked faster, now overclocked.
Tetsujin then spoke, in a voice that shocked.
"I WAS MADE TO KILL VILLIANS, NOT AN INNOCENT KID.
YOU ALL WILL NOW PAY FOR WHAT YOU DID."
Its gun arm fired five hundred rounds,
As its former "comrades" fell to the ground.
Its allies now gone, its heart full of ire,
It burned the camp down in a blazing fire.
It then left the site, seeking a place to call home.
It went into the forest, to exist all alone.
They say it still lives, even today.
Deep in the trees, where the animals play.
One thing's for sure; a cabin was found.
Along with "Tetsujin" wrote on a slab in the ground.
a new form of life was forged by man.
Eight foot tall, and several thousand pounds,
It had articulate arms, and walked along the ground.
Built with a body of armor-like skin,
With a head designed to have a menacing grin.
People looked at it fearfully, and some ran to hide.
Surely, they knew not, of what was inside.
On the outside, a weapon of steel.
Made to make wounds that shall not heal.
But on the inside, a clockwork heart.
A one of a kind, delicate work of art.
This metal giant, a mechanized man.
Enabled to feel, what no robot can.
A machine with feelings, a human sin.
It was given the name, "Tetsujin."
Deployed into battle, it charged head on.
Dispelling "evil", from night to dawn.
This cycle continued, until one day
Upon the morn of which, its heart did sway.
For it was forced to kill an enemy's child.
This angered it; its mind ran wild.
Its cannon sullied; head hung in grief,
It buried the boy by the nearby reef.
Its battalion laughed at Tetsujin's pain.
"Why would a weapon care about a target it's slain?"
Its heart ticked faster, now overclocked.
Tetsujin then spoke, in a voice that shocked.
"I WAS MADE TO KILL VILLIANS, NOT AN INNOCENT KID.
YOU ALL WILL NOW PAY FOR WHAT YOU DID."
Its gun arm fired five hundred rounds,
As its former "comrades" fell to the ground.
Its allies now gone, its heart full of ire,
It burned the camp down in a blazing fire.
It then left the site, seeking a place to call home.
It went into the forest, to exist all alone.
They say it still lives, even today.
Deep in the trees, where the animals play.
One thing's for sure; a cabin was found.
Along with "Tetsujin" wrote on a slab in the ground.
Your rhymes are very sound, which I appreciate a lot with such a tight rhyme scheme. The meter is also a fun 6/8 kind of feel, instead of the usual iambs or whatever.
