Pompeii's Argonaut



A raging storm of emotion 

Encased in immutable stone 

Cast adrift on time’s vast ocean 

Drifting age to age, alone 

 

In that moment that dreaming ends 

As with all men he died alone 

Lost all chances to make amends 

All his deeds now locked in stone 

 

Upon the precipice of time 

The corner of peace and regret 

 All his potential left behind 

Would never be laid to rest 

 

Hands tightly gripped in fervent prayer 

Or clenched against ultimate fear 

In that instant of hindsight’s glare 

All of his choices now made clear 

 

A sign post stands throughout the ages 

Whispers that death comes for us all 

In the turmoil of our rages 

Or the peace of heaven’s call 

-BA Lawson


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