Rubble and Metal and Bones
All that's Left
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All that’s left
Of what once was
Is rubble and metal and bones
What history books we can find
Show us the world we have left behind
The sickness that pulled the world to its knees
Left it crippled, revealed the weaknesses underneath
Until all that was left was just
A village of myths and tales
Until all that was left was us
A people of steam and tusks
Sun do you have to follow me?
To the outskirts of this city beyond?
The dirt of the paths well-trodden
Mark my feet with a pale coat of dust
I dance on the cracks of the once-roads
Arrows pointing straight to the heart
Of a place full of walls high as birds glide
Or at least the ones that haven’t fallen
The sight never ceases to wonder
The brokenness spreading so wide
Oh what people could have lived here?
And did they know they were going to die?
I dig and I search and I find
Souls lost in addition to mine
Would they know the same traps that I fear?
That life’s more than just cogs to a gear
I dig and I search and I find
Souls lost in addition to mine
They must’ve known the same cracks in my chest
The questions that refuse to let me rest
All my life
I’ve been called
To this place beyond
All my life
I quest
To remove this weight from my chest
All the roads seem to lead here
Pointing at a brittle land of dust
All my life I am drawn here
To the unsettled sand of the past
And though I can’t see past the rubble
I know I am part of it all
Did someone hear my question?
What is this slip of something?
A map of my world - but it can’t be
Who are these others?
These people I’ve never seen?
About the Creator
Emily McGuff
Author of Crystalline (self-published on Amazon)
Lover of lyrics and poetry.
Obsessed with sci-fi and fantasy.
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Comments (9)
Great one!
Very profound and gripping! Keep going!
Mystery and Darkness pervades this intriguing poem!
Coming back to say congratulations 🎊 on ts!!!!!!!
Gorgeous heart-wrenching piece
This is stunning writing! Congrats on Top Story!
congrats on TS. I can't help but wonder if this is a work of fiction or foresight. either way, it's brilliant.
Great poem! Congrats on top story!
Wow. Heart-felt ❤️💕💖