Genius

Corrupted by a dominating greed

A bored and disaffected mind that pays the old morality no heed



His studies start to take a darker turn

He fathoms secrets we weren't meant to learn



Midnight lamp

Burns in the lab

Rotting corpse

Lies on the slab

Learning fast

Seeking, finding ways

‘Til at last

He raises the dead from their graves!



“And who can withstand me now,

With all of the dead behind me?

Your rulers were once so proud,

But now they will kneel before me.

Obedience unreasoned, blind

A force of five billion zombies

The lordship of humankind

My destiny -



It's my fate to rule the world!”



Scientist

Ambition warps his sensibility

Megalomaniacal streak

Emerges and asserts priority



But best-laid plans will sometimes go awry

Our anti-hero takes his turn to die



Ripped apart

Severed limb from limb

His black art

Cannot save him

Still they rise

Forced to second birth

Living dead

Will conquer the earth!