Eventually

we shall disappear

our monuments

our roads

our almighty infrastructure

our footsteps

shall be wiped away

a clean slate

as Earth reclaims her own

the sand and the seas

crowd in upon us

taking back the spaces

that belong to them

they make the only lasting mark

nature laughs

at the folly of humanity

our refusal

to learn

from the poets and the observers

our works all dust

facing off against time

our losing battle

led by ego – Caroline A. Slee