Towers

March forth through ghost cities. Enforced edification. The river of exiles deserts the ashes. Leaves lifeless debris. A vista of footprints spread before us. A pilgrimage of indentured spirits. We cling to the promise of gifts we shall never receive. For the unborn. ln dust, in blood, colossus Stones birthed. Generations of labour ignite. Distant ray oflight. Gold forged and gleaming. Ascending. We dig out mountains to the sky. Flourishing. From quarries of serpentine Tinos' pillars arise. Foundations of greater times. Symbol of our might. An undertaking for my kin. We build castles to the sky. Flourishing Brick by stone by bold libation. Ziggurats. Gilted ossuary tolling. Grand sepulcher. Lifted earth. Azure conquered Enlighten. Honour. As towers reach up to the stars, shadows lengthen into the light. Eclipse of noble edifice. Penumbral healing of our scars.

Submitted by The Void — Nov 15, 2025