You see no bodies
Only steps
Upon which
You can ascend the heights
They are the people
You sacrificed
On the altar
Of your vain ambition.
You continue to build
Your monumental disaster
A towering Babel
For your own renown.
Dead people
Turn back to dust
And with that
The whole thing crumbles
As you leave the ruins behind
Be careful not to stumble over
The Cornerstone.
