Of Temples And Towers Poem by William Kruse

We’re builders of temples and towers of height.
We build them to last and to proclaim our might.
Babel and Cheops and Eiffel et al;
We trust in our towers to make us feel tall.

We’ve always sought temples and towers to build;
Shrines to our selfish ambitions fulfilled,
Constructing our own little stairs to the stars,
Convinced of how clever and God-like we are.

But no matter what height we may finally achieve
With our temples and towers, or what we believe,
An indifferent universe churns it its space-
To our great chagrin, unaware of our race.