Picayune worm discounted by all,
Grew by Sisyphean determination
Magnanimous nature destroyed by gall
Of the heroes murderous celebration. 

Magnanimous (adjective)

Very generous or forgiving, particularly toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself.

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Picayune (adjective)

of little value or account; small; trifling:

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Sisyphean (adjective)

both extremely effortful and futile

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The palaver of warriors at their drink
Voracious in their want of praise
Missed the tiny hairy worm slink.
Like chilblains it grew to a brilliant blaze.

Chilblain (noun)

an inflammatory swelling or sore caused by exposure (as of the feet or hands) to cold

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Palaver (noun and verb)

noun: loud and confused and empty talk, flattery intended to persuade

verb: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly, have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds, influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

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Voracious (adjective)

An eager approach to an activity; Wanting or devouring great quantities of something or somebody

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Conan found the bone.
Insular, impermutable fool
Conan broke the bone.
Harrowing act so cruel

Harrowing (adjective)

extremely distressing

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Impermutable (adjective)

Not liable to change; incapable of being changed; constant.

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Insular (adjective)

ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or people outside a person’s own experience. Lacking contact with other people.

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Anthropology will trace this line
Through sobriquet of majesty and refinement 
And find only gewgaw remains of the once fine 
Bullies and villains sending innocence to consignment 

Anthropogony (noun)

An account or theory of the origin of humanity

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Gewgaw (noun)

showy jewelry or an ornament on clothing that serves no purpose

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Sobriquet (noun)

a descriptive name or epithet : nickname

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They were warned.
Apocryphal words uttered from an unhinged mind.
They were warned.
The liliputian thigh bone they should not find.

Apocryphal (adjective)

of doubtful authenticity : spurious

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Lilliputian (adjective)

extremely small; tiny; diminutive.

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Unhinged (adjective)

affected with madness or insanity

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Now a lugubrious phantasm, she was once a base
Hag.  Famous man and his sycophant sent
To destroy.  They couldn’t even look upon her face,
An arrow through her to leave her body rent.

Lugubrious (adjective)

Looking or sounding sad and dismal; mournful.

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Phantasm (noun)

a product of fantasy: as a : delusive appearance : illusion, ghost, specter, a figment of the imagination, a mental representation of a real object

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Sycophant (noun)

a person who tries to please someone else in order to gain a personal advantage

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 She sought a respite from the evil of man
 Pontificating sinners, wagging fingers,
 Faithless friends, drunk father armed with rattan,
 From this society she ran.  Yet still she lingers. 

Pontificate (verb)

To speak or behave in a pompous or dogmatic manner. 

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Rattan (noun)

The thin pliable stems of a palm, used to make furniture

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Respite (noun)

a period of temporary delay; an interval of rest or relief

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 Upon a dreary crag I met an angry maiden
 Ignominy stained even her requiescat
 Lackadaisical in stance, eyes grief laden,
 Abandoned by society, upon the ground she spat. 

Ignominy (noun)

a state of dishonor

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Lackadaisical (adjective)

lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid

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Requiescat (noun)

a wish or prayer for the repose of the dead.

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Please forgive this brief vignette
uttered from my tear soaked lip
Undulating in my breast, beset
With my macabre apocalypse 

Macabre (adjective)

gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible

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Undulate (verb)

to form or move in waves : fluctuate; to rise and fall in volume, pitch, or cadence; to present a wavy appearance

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Vignette (noun)

a brief literary description; a small illustrative sketch, sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books; photograph whose edges shade off gradually

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