Whitewashed monuments
Senseless arguments
Babylonian towers
Steel and stone devours
Glass, mortar, brick counters
Silent epitaphs
Old photographs
Of a forgotten past
Failed to grasp
Empty pews
Artist's muse
An outstretched hand
Across the wasteland
Whitewashed monuments
Echoes of opulence
Humanity's noise
Vanity destorys
By Shannon McKemie, M.A.
Originally written 02-01-2010
Rewritten 02-13-2017