2012 April PAD Challenge: Day 14

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For today's prompt, write a doomsday poem. Some of you may remember the world was supposed to end last year (actually twice last year), but that's nothing new. Every few years there seems to be a new "end of world" prediction (anyone remember Y2K?). In fact, this year had a movie made after it in relation to the Mayan calendar (btw, my dad is one of those who actually believes in the 2012 doomsday prediction), and there's a whole industry built around end times preparations. So why not write a poem about it?

Here's my attempt:

"Tax Day Tanka"

They tried to warn me
(over and over) but I
wouldn't listen, and
now, I'll have to suck it up
and pay everything due.

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