Old Heroes

They walk in tired circles
	paved down into vined-up sandstone
		clawing at the humidity
			fighting the ghost of evil
				that haunts the world today
					but nobody believes them
so nobody cares
						and they’re all dead now
	so who cares?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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