I stand atop
a great solid rock
watching the griant
building fall
a magnificent structure
built among rocks
to penetrate the heavens
and with a view
to sacred springs
now dry.
Now its vacant windows
welcoming the demolition
splinter like rain
and the desperately applied
scaffolding
tumbles to the sides
as its futile presence
becomes obvious.
Something in me sighs
as the majestic tower
is crushed
by the weight
of its own might
and becomes rubble
like the rest.
I go there
with cautious steps
I kick the debris
and pick up a piece
for remembrance.