perforated parapets

the parapets, built

to keep the whole world out
dont seem to be strong enough
to withstand the fervor of whats
clamoring to be let out'

the parapets once
built sturdy and strong
like the towering walls of Babylon
are crumbling into ashes and disappearing from sight
like the ancient Ama:ons, after their final fight'

the parapets so served
a mighty purpose long ago ~
to protect the temple of a sacred soul
whos spirit took flight, one dark night,
amidst a torrid trauma, a very long, long time ago.

the parapets walls
always stood strong, because they
were continually fortified, both day and night
whenever an intruder neared or
stranger came into sight.

Yet, it seems a holy ghost
has somehow perforated the parapets walls'
It mustve sipped-in after mass, from the holy halls.
And so resounds a heros welcome, calming the screeching of a shrews caw.
Now, rekindling a lost spirit to its-point-of-call signals an end to the once endless comatose pall'




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