The last sentence is supposed to be 'extinguishing' not 'distinguishing'

I liked your poem. Anything with wastelands or infernal beasts automatically scores with me. I have a weak spot for apocalyptic or damnation type poetry. ;)

I think that: "A thousand lost souls’ echoes retreat,
Festering envy;" - is the strongest part of the poem to me. I think that section emotes the most despair in all of the poem.

I think the rhyming worked well. Usually a work with this much set rhyming can get too bouncy or sing-song for me, but the dark content of the poem really evened that out.

Good work!

I really enjoyed this poem, your use of rhyme and imagery was done very well. What i got from this poem was the fault in mankind i couldn't narrow the topic any further. When looking at the title it than becomes clearer. What stood out for me had to be ,"Afflicted by lust, snouts shoved toward relief", Your poem has a rhythm that is very unique it brings emphasis to the last word. Thank you for sharing !