Infinite Amber

Thus brighter spots in a deadened swamp Do become trapped in viscous sap To remain as unfinished bastions of hope Stuck infinitely as amber to be marvelled Twinkling stars in a vast abyss Orbiting a much larger force As a spiral galaxy in all of its beauty Is consumed by the black hole uniting it To break free and wander away Leaving gaps in the night sky With only a healing sunburn to remind us That they were there to begin with Thus those great monoliths remain unfinished Standing strong so long as their base does A joy to marvel, to attempt to imagine How beautiful they would have looked Memories of darker days remain With orators bringing tales to make them bright Sounds of construction and joy Rang true and strong So here we stand upon a deadened field Torn towers pointing like fingers Accusing the sky of misdoings never committed And darkening the land once more So I'll trap these sins in amber And carry them with me for as long as I can As a small reminder to me alone That those days were not wasted.