Towers

March forth through ghost cities Enforced edification The river of exiles deserts the ashes Leaves lifeless debris A vista of footprints spread before us A pilgrimage of indentured spirits We cling to the promise of gifts we shall never receive For the unborn In dust, in blood Colossus stones birthed Generations of labour ignite Distant ray oflight Gold forged and gleaming Ascending We dig out mountains to the sky Flourishing From quarriеs of serpent Tinos' pillars arise Foundations of grеater times Symbol of our might An undertaking for my kin We build castles to the sky Flourishing Brick by stone by bold libation Ziggurats Gilted ossuary tolling Grand sepulcher Lifted earth Azure conquered Enlighten, honour As towers reach up to the stars Shadows lengthen into the light Eclipse of noble edifice Penumbral healing of our scars