Monday, October 4, 2010

The Stand Epic Poem - 10/1

A virus from a facility is released unexpectedly into the open
An infected security guard escapes: a bad omen
He drives with his family to a little town
Infected with Captain Trips, they chug along down

They crash into a gas station
Little did they know they were about to infect the nation
Five out of the six guys get infected and they spread it everywhere
They all die but the one guy named Stu didn’t even need medical care

Now the virus spreads nationwide
99.4% of the population will die
In Ogunquit, Maine a pregnant 19-yr old contemplates
Her parents need to know but she compensates

Frannie first tells her Dad
Because she knew her Mom was going to take it bad
Her mother finds out and gets sick
Frannie blames herself for it

In New York, a troubled musician comes home
With his Mom, he’s free to roam
Getting in trouble with the law and basking in his fame
All Larry could do is sit in shame

A troubled relationship with his mother
He tried to fix it so she won’t get bothered
As he does so she gets infected
Larry was unaffected

In Shoyo, Arkansas Nick, a deaf-mute wanders
Local thugs beat and rob him: call the doctor’s!
Nick meets the policeman with the cold
Soon it becomes uncontrolled

The policeman and everyone in town are dropping like flies
The doctor theorizes someone made a mistake and sighs
Nick is now all alone and in charge of the station
He has so much to worry about; he endures frustration

Back in the facility Starkey tries to cover up
But he feels guilty of the dead man’s head in the cup
Nonetheless, he executes whoever threatens of telling
The poor journalists are trembling

Starkey thinks plan of spreading the virus worldwide will do the trick
It will protect the U.S. from taking all the heat
The president disagrees and dismisses him
He kills himself and goes out on a limb

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