fortress

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