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341. Frankenstein

Frankenstein did arise again
His rebirth started as a clone
When his body was nearly complete
They chained him to a stone
The scientists cheered at his sight
He was as ugly as they had been told
Even Shelly would have been content
Life returned to her story of old
But man shouldn’t tempt fate
For nature hates outside competition
They didn’t expect he’d rebel
Life taken from naught has no expectation
For the monster preferred his own death
His past memory gave no pause to rejoice
Without thinking twice he broke his chains
And cried for salvation with a sorrowful voice
His makers tried to cage him back
But he would not listen or sit
Freedom for him was his own death
Yet his captors sought to prevent it
With his strength and brawn he did escape
Only after slaying those that brought him breath
He jumped to his end from the castle walls
Only nature should have the power over life and death


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