THE EMPIRES THAT HAVE FALLEN
THE DREAMS THAT LEFT, AWAKENED
THE PROMISES, FORESAKEN
THE SCENES OF GOLDEN FIELDS —
FROM THE BREATH OF INNOCENTS
TO KNAVES WITH POLISHED STEEL
WAITING AT THE BANISTER,
A NEW BEAST TO BE REVEALED
BUT, YOU WERE THERE,
UNSPOKEN
PERHAPS, BLOODED, BEAT,
AND BROKEN
WHEN BABYLON WAS BENDING
OR
THE
RUBBLE OF
THE ROMANS
SO, IT GOES THE STRUGGLE
ASWIRL THERE IN THE ASHES
BLADES WITHIN THE GRASSES;
AS NEW WAVES COMMAND THE BEACH AND-
WASH THE WORLD AWAY
AND WASH THE WORLD AWAY;
AND THE
WORLD
WILL
WASH
AWAY