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Ruins

Dust to Dust...

By Ruben WillisPublished 6 years ago 1 min read
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There is no especial quality

to the remains of my tragedies

that would engender despair

in the depths of your soul.

There are no works I have created

whose quintessence demanded permanence.

Instead, I have always been

the bit player on the grand stage

whose triumphs and defeats

have meant nothing to others,

for such is the lot

of those disenfranchised

of the glorious birthright

our Founding Fathers swore all merited.

Such is the Destiny of those

Life passed by, while political struggles

became more important than the common folk.

So forget me,

no Ozymandias am I.

I am merely a lost soul

adrift in a world

to which I never belonged.

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About the Creator

Ruben Willis

I am a published poet, father, gamer, aspiring full-time writer, husband and caregiver. Clearly, never enough free time. :p

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