Bridges to Yesterday

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I lived in Ozymandias’ city,
a carver of stone and master builder.
Built the little bastard a huge monument
to last forever in the city square,
his minuscule body swelled to match his avarice.

I remember the city:
crisp, wet and green,
making salty sweet passion on afternoon terraces,
singing wine soaked evenings,
greeting slabs of stone,
working to free what was trapped inside.

The Great Emperor/Asshole said:
“The rains will come back!”
Year after year,
as the desert crept closer,
we fought the invader,
building aqueducts and holding pools
hoarding every drop.

At last, I could not bear
to hear the flowers choking,
so I gave up the city,
and sought a valley of green
far to the East
where the waters flow North from
the land of darkness.

I see the epitaph before me,
look for the past in every slight dip
of the flat and faceless plain.
My bridges to yesterday are almost all gone:
Useless paths to impossible worlds
that should be long forgotten.
The day will come when I will burn
all my bridges to yesterday,
when the rains stop.

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AnonymousAnonymousover 15 years ago
meaty?!

Ilike the Meaty comment. how meaty are you? Can you write an intelligent poem about your man meat?

unpredictablebijouunpredictablebijouover 15 years ago
damn fine work

This is complex, meaty and educated. Impressive stuff.

AnonymousAnonymousover 15 years ago
Nice Poem!

This poem is mentioned in today's New Poem Review in the Poetry Feedback & Discussion forum. Thanks for the read!