Guilty conscience
Eyes turned toward burned bridges makes for an infection too infectious to forget What happened eternity struck the structurally sound
One that could be seen even maintained to ensure integrity
Could such a monument remain collapsed?
The chances unlikely, technology has grown to change it all
“Improvements” the Architect would argue further down the road but those who know the success of the arches prior to the flames that created a pile of dead organisms
Will explain that the construction was impeccable
Outstanding even
But even they will see
Dead organisms create a breeding ground for hungry cannibals
Buried deep in the pile of ash is bacteria waiting to react
Decomposing bodies from the inside out they’ll gain strength relocate to the
On going torment of a cold body creating new strength for life still active.
Dwelling on loss of solid pathway leads pedestrian astray from finding meaning of what could be
Memories remain energy in brain of the beholder and if looking upward and onward the passerby of previous life can appreciate sights surrounding the charred arches
Creating availability to historical images can be more sigh of relief than desperately hanging onto what was forever supposed to be