Who first took a stand
That started the avalanche
All because of happenstance ?
Empires that arose.
Dynasties that fumbled.
Greatness arose then stumbled.
There you stand amongst the Forgotten
At the end of time's beginning
Before the primordial springing.
The Priests and Priestesses
In bestial headdresses.
The Queens and Kings long Forgotten .
What has thou begotten?
History tells tales of reckoning.
Forgotten is the Slave
That dastardly Naive
Who started a political or religious wave.
As time slips away
Do you recall those from yesterday?
Memories lost along the way
Memories that faded away.
Do you stand amongst the Forgotten?
Who started it all
Only to be crushed by the Fall.
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Originally published in Poetry (Volume 2)
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PoetrySketched in black and white - a series of poems dealing with a number of ideas.
