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While the desired effect of a black plague in the current US would be mass productivity especially in the government, helping each other and the communities to rebuild, more likely everybody would be running around like headless chickens. Funnily enough were this plague to attack modern day North Korea, likely there would be more survivors since the there control is so complete. Socially both in the US and in North Korea fear levels would be heightened and because of our modern knowledge of bacteria we would live in fear of contact. Religious people in either location would likely cling tighter to their prayers and pray every chance they got. But the flaw of the US if this devastation were to come to pass would be our freedom. Every individual would act in whatever way we see fit, leaving the house, going to church, it would be almost impossible to prevent contact. In Korea where the laws are obeyed for fear or however, it would be much easier to quarantine specific groups and restrict contact.

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people lose there beliefs
the economy lacks structure
no population

the people are gone
dying in two to three days
they are no longer

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People are dying
All the people are crying
the black death is near

I want this to end
I can't bare these awful sights

We are a ghost town
no one lives here anymore
it's dark and lonely

The once cheerful town
where we danced, came together
is now underground

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surrounded by death
despite all the medicine
we will not survive

a developed world
still struggles to find a cure
the black death returns

trying to save lives
we will struggle with the pain
of every country

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Everyone is dead
The people seen on the street
Once were my good friends

Rarely step outdoors
The news is traumatizing
Keep in touch through phone

Cry myself to sleep
Thinking of being the next
To get this disease

The plague is gone now
Half the people I knew, gone
Everything has changed

Wow, to walk outside
Definitely scary, but
Not really that bad

Close my eyes at night
The memories of my friends'
Blackening skin grow

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the plague came again
so many have died
everyone is scared

do the masks protect
us from the fate we always
await as fear spread

we live behind closed
doors. with our fears so
unsure of what's next

i only learn from
the screen on my phone
which lights up with news

i used to fear death
now i await it, wanting
it to take me home

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Death is everywhere
I am scared of the black plague
many people dead

I'm wearing a mask
To try to prevent sickness
It is not working

I now have the plague
No one will come close to me
off to hospital

Hospital is full
I have to remain at home
Goodbye to fresh air

I am in much pain
I am turning very black
R-I-P to me

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bodies everywhere
people bonding together
a scary sight here

people are missing
no one is sure what to do
people are hiding

fear is in our eyes
the blood pours out the windows
all we do is cry

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It is everywhere
The smell of death fills the air
There is no escape

Masks to prevent it
Crying fills our hearts and ears
No way to stop it

Seen this in the past
Hoped it wouldn't come again
Do we deserve it?

So many people
Only fate can save us now
Medicine can not

The government gone
The church has gone to ruins
Only people left

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I think that the black death has finally ran its entire course through the USA. Half of our population is dead. Our economy is the worst it has ever been because people refuse to leave their houses out of fear of catching the plague. I remember that it first came to New York City, then a week later it was everywhere. At first, the plague caused even more division through the country, but by the end of it America realized that, in order to survive, we had to stick together and only argue about the most important issues. Although the plague was an awful thing to live through and it has caused unimaginable amounts of grief, it has strengthened our country in a way that nothing else could have. What doesn't kill your entire society makes it stronger!

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Black death is right here
Many people are dying
Social structure gone

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death is in the air
death is in the streets and homes
death is everywhere

i watched my mom die
she suffered and i cried
why her? and why now?

the bright side is that
at least there is no fighting
well thats what they say

i shouldnt have touched
my dying husband who cried
out with so much pain

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no economy
unimaginable pain
what's left to live for?

the churches' are corrupt
the government is crippled
lives forever changed (if you still have one)

disease surrounds us
they call it a massacre
its just a funeral

most people blame God's will
for the heartache and suffrage
a terrible death

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the black death is here
it is raging upon us
there is no more time

the cities are gone
every man is for himself
there's complete chaos

i can't find my friend
in the backyard of bodies
where my country lies

i see the bruieses
up and down my body
and know this is it

everyone is scared
because no one is safe here
in the cloud of death

"where are you?" she screams
no one dead responds to the
whispers in ghost town

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First of all the economy would go crazy. There would be a huge demand for medical and survival materials, and very little money spent on luxuries. Many stores would be broken into and raided in the midst of the general public's fear and panic. People would most likely either stay holed up in their houses or move into secluded areas. The dead bodies would be too contaminated for anybody to want to deal with, so they would likely start to be burned, or pile up in the towns that already have died off. It would have a more pronounced impact on poorer neighborhoods, as their living accommodations would be more densely packed, and therefore more prone to spreading the disease. Also, at the start of the plague when there is still medical attention for those suffering, they would not be able to slow it down. Lastly, it would likely bring back an influx of people converting to religion for an ounce of hope.