Meredith

In a land shadow-masked
Vestiges asunder
Forsaken she wanders alone.

Hinges rusted stiff, wires poking through
Chassis falling off, sooty residue.
Servos unyielding, optics shorting out
Grime-encrusted gears, covered in fallout.
Trudges Meredith proceeding nowhere
Within her circuits marches dull despair.
Around her, ruins portray her onus
Inciter of doom, destruction known thus.

Why have you done this?

Malicious grasping man
Corrupted control of
All noxious explosives
Incited countdown to death.

With time decaying, they sent Meredith
On a pursuit to disarm the threat.
Forcing through tundra, scaling massive peaks
Pushing always on, never growing weak.
She reached the fortress with minutes to spare
Convoluted code caught her unaware.
Time was trickling by, still not at the goal
Could not stop the bombs, never to extol.

Why did you fail us?