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Ruins of History

I am the ancient fort,
standing strong in storm and sin.
I am the intricately carved Palace windows,
quelling the dark to let the light in.

I am the Empire's soil,
fertile to the legacy's growth.
I am old citadel aisles,
Resonating my integrity's oath

I am the the paintings in the chamber,
magnificent to the worthy eye.
I am the regal central dome,
with my head held high.

I am the withered fortification -
peeling skin, not glaze and glory.
But most of all
I am the ruins of a history,
embodied with a million stories.

Copyright © Vaishnavi Deshpande | Year Posted 2017