Antiquity by Erin Jamieson

Antiquity

how quickly flames

are smothered in shadows

statuesque marble monuments

glint in sunlight for a day

one flag is cut down

to erect another -

a shining light

on a hill that

becomes a

valley

their names

are etched

in arid soil

ashes to

ashes dust

to dust

one tyranny

falls for

another

to rise