pax romana

By delapruch

Wed, 04 May 2011
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oh,
boastful & bloodthirsty empire
stretching yourself silly
from “sea to shining sea”
will there ever be a moment of peace
again?
must you continue
rising like yeast
to command the breadth of the world
until you become far too burnt for anyone to
enjoy
anymore?
even rome had a
pax romana
even icarus
paused for a moment to strap his sandal back up
before
flying
into
the
sun.

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Submitted by maisie on
This is good stuff... loved the 'shining sea' and 'rising yeast' which nicely balanced the ings... and the way you brought it down at the end....yummy!

maisie angel Guess what?  I'm still alive!