Nemesis
The impermanence of all created things
Impassive sentinel of history, Mute and inscrutable you stand alone, Floating serenely on a sea of sand, Unmoved by the passage of centuries And indifferent to the countless hordes Whose brief existence has been conducted Within sight of your enigmatic gaze, You are a stark and silent testament To the folly of human vanity And its desire for immortality; For the bodies of those whose tombs you guard — Those majestic ga...
