fortress
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the crumbling of...
fortress
.
he built a fortress with his hands
then climbed behind its walls,
and shouted to those in command
“you better run before it falls!”
.
he played alone amongst the stones
of false security,
and when the fortress tumbled down
the people came to see.
.
they chopped the wood
and rolled the stones
that formed a bundled mess
.
and when they got the fortress cleared
they stared in real distress.
.
for there they found no body
stretched beneath the rubbish heap,
but only a book that told of fools
who cleared a man’s debris
.
© tolbert
Copyright © wayne tolbert | Year Posted 2025
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