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I’ve seen palaces of kings,
golden halls of precious things,
gilded wreaths entwined with jewels,
gaudy treasures sought by fools,
angels into marble hewn,
paint onto the canvas strewn,
monuments to gods and men,
fallen footprints of the pen,
souls exchanged for tawdry thrills,
passions bought with fallen wills,
men left waiting, wond’ring why?
-‘midst all these, give me the sky.

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